NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1980-066A
Cosmos 1203 was a Soviet 3rd generation, high resolution photo surveillance satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz 11 rocket. It returned a film capsule to Earth. It also performed earth resource tasks.
Launch Date: 1980-07-31
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 2nd Generation (Longer) Upper Stage
Launch Site: Plesetsk, U.S.S.R
Mass: 7420 kg
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