Status
Success
Cosmos 1295
Launch Time
Wed Aug 12, 1981 05:46 UTC
Wed Aug 12, 1981 05:46 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1295
It is a satellite of the Parouss constellation. These are military positioning satellites, used to give the position of Soviet and Russian submarines and ships. They have an accuracy of 100 meters, and are still operational today.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 580.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1981
79th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
261st mission
10th mission of 1981
243rd successful mission
10th consecutive successful mission