Launch Date
March 5, 1981
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC90
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-2
NORAD ID
27570
International Designator
1981-021S
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
64.96°
Right Ascension
184.69°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
165.52°
Period
103.45 min
Mean Motion
13.92 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
COSMOS 1249 COOLANT
Alternative Name
US-A coolant
Type
Status
Owner
VMF
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 27570U 81021S 24115.60796825 .00000527 00000-0 48045-3 0 9997
2 27570 64.9597 184.6916 0042515 165.5237 194.7056 13.91914300539082
Source: Celestrak
Length
0
Diameter
0
Span
0
Dry Mass
0
Launch Mass
0
Shape
N/A
Radar Cross Section
0.0051
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Unknown
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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