NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1981-080A
Cosmos 1218 was a Soviet high resolution photo surveillance satellite launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz rocket. It returned film in two small SpK capsules during the mission and with the main capsule at completion of the mission.
Launch Date: 1981-08-21
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Mass: 6700 kg
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