About this launch
Military communications satellites
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Rocket and boosterKosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
Kosmos-3M (11K65M): specs, record and next flights → Soviet Union: all its launches →
MissionGovernment/Top Secret · LEO
Government/Top Secret · LEO
What it put in orbit10 catalogued objects, 8 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 1156 1980-012A | Payload | 1398 × 1473 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1157 1980-012B | Payload | 1414 × 1477 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1158 1980-012C | Payload | 1433 × 1477 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1159 1980-012D | Payload | 1450 × 1478 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1160 1980-012E | Payload | 1464 × 1483 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1161 1980-012F | Payload | 1468 × 1502 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1162 1980-012G | Payload | 1472 × 1518 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1163 1980-012H | Payload | 1470 × 1543 km · 74.0° | Globe |
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| SL-8 R/B 1980-012J | Rocket body | 1469 × 1693 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| SL-8 DEB 1980-012K | Debris | re-entered 1980-03-05 |
COSPAR ID 1980-012. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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