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Launch window and padPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Rocket and boosterMolniya-M 2BL
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL
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MissionGovernment/Top Secret · Elliptical
Government/Top Secret · Elliptical
What it put in orbit12 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 1247 1981-016A | Payload | 3645 × 36381 km · 69.4° | Globe |
| SL-6 R/B(1) 1981-016B | Rocket body | re-entered 1981-03-13 | |
| SL-6 PLAT 1981-016C | Debris | re-entered 1981-02-25 | |
| SL-6 DEB 1981-016D | Debris | re-entered 1981-04-13 | |
| SL-6 R/B(2) 1981-016E | Rocket body | 5587 × 34064 km · 71.8° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1247 DEB 1981-016F | Debris | 3952 × 36042 km · 69.7° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1247 DEB 1981-016G | Debris | re-entered 2009-07-07 | |
| COSMOS 1247 DEB 1981-016H | Debris | 3601 × 36420 km · 68.8° | Globe |
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COSPAR ID 1981-016. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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