NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1981-021A
Cosmos 1249 was a Soviet nuclear powered Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite (RORSAT) launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome aboard a Tsyklon 2 rocket. The RORSATs were designed to search the oceans for US Navy task forces and other shipping.
Launch Date: 1981-03-05
Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon-2
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Mass: 3800 kg
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