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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 boosterMolniya-M 2BL
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL
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MissionGovernment/Top Secret · Elliptical
Government/Top Secret · Elliptical
What it put in orbit28 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 1285 1981-071A | Payload | 4533 × 36280 km · 68.8° | Globe |
| SL-6 PLAT 1981-071B | Debris | re-entered 1981-08-26 | |
| SL-6 R/B(1) 1981-071C | Rocket body | re-entered 1981-09-01 | |
| SL-6 R/B(2) 1981-071D | Rocket body | 2441 × 38162 km · 66.5° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071E | Debris | 3302 × 37547 km · 67.3° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071F | Debris | 5774 × 35027 km · 70.9° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071G | Debris | 3662 × 37120 km · 68.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071H | Debris | 3252 × 37510 km · 67.6° | Globe |
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| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071J | Debris | 4475 × 36342 km · 69.1° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071K | Debris | 4190 × 36619 km · 67.2° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071L | Debris | 467 × 40276 km · 62.6° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071M | Debris | 5668 × 35123 km · 69.7° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071N | Debris | 3645 × 37215 km · 66.8° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071P | Debris | 1291 × 39595 km · 64.4° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071Q | Debris | 931 × 39898 km · 63.9° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071R | Debris | 5539 × 35354 km · 68.7° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071S | Debris | 5418 × 35464 km · 69.2° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071T | Debris | 4648 × 36111 km · 67.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071U | Debris | 4336 × 36493 km · 66.5° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071V | Debris | 3913 × 36915 km · 66.8° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071W | Debris | 4163 × 36624 km · 69.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071X | Debris | 4251 × 36561 km · 67.8° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071Y | Debris | 4076 × 36742 km · 67.5° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071Z | Debris | 3716 × 37049 km · 69.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071AA | Debris | 5176 × 35711 km · 67.2° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071AB | Debris | 5142 × 35674 km · 66.9° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071AC | Debris | 4006 × 36861 km · 65.9° | Globe |
| COSMOS 1285 DEB 1981-071AD | Debris | 4839 × 35891 km · 66.8° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1981-071. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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