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Spacecraft information: COSMOS 1256
Launch Details
| Launched | 5 March 1981 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Status | Unknown |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 12326 |
| COSPAR ID | 1981-022G |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 74.031° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00121 |
| RA ascending node | 19.658 hr |
| Argument perigee | 98.014° |
| Mean anomaly | 290.661° |
| Orbital period | 115.237 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 27 Jul 2026, 06:09 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 1463.8 km |
| Mean Altitude | 1473.3 km |
| Peak Altitude | 1482.8 km |
Launched alongside
COSMOS 1250 COSMOS 1251 COSMOS 1252 COSMOS 1253 COSMOS 1254 COSMOS 1255 COSMOS 1257 SL-8 R/BOrbital History
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