Status
Success
Cosmos 1242
Launch Time
Tue Jan 27, 1981 14:58 UTC
Tue Jan 27, 1981 14:58 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1242
Tselina is a Russian, formerly Soviet, military space-based radio surveillance system. It is capable of determining the exact location of radio-emitting objects and also their type, modes of operation, and how active they are. For instance, preparation for a military operation may raise the activity of the radio communications. Detection of these communications by a space-based surveillance system can provide early warning of this activity, warning that may be unavailable by other means.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,750.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1981
9th orbital launch attempt
Vostok-2
122nd mission
1st mission of 1981
111th successful mission
47th consecutive successful mission