Spacecraft information: SL-3 R/B

Launch Details
Launched 18 May 1981
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Category Assorted bright
Launch site Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 12465
COSPAR ID 1981-046B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 81.235°
Eccentricity 0.00205
RA ascending node 21.894 hr
Argument perigee 127.643°
Mean anomaly 232.668°
Orbital period 93.441 min
Epoch of osculation 05 Feb 2026, 11:00

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 436.0 km
Mean Altitude 450.0 km
Peak Altitude 464.1 km

Launched alongside

COSMOS 1271

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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