Q: What type of satellite was Cosmos 1208?

A: Cosmos 1208 was a Yantar-2K-class satellite, designed for Soviet military reconnaissance missions.

Q: When and where was Cosmos 1208 launched?

A: It was launched on August 26, 1980, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41 aboard a Soyuz-U rocket.

Q: What was the purpose of Cosmos 1208?

A: As part of the Yantar-2K program, its primary role was high-resolution photographic reconnaissance for Soviet intelligence.

Cosmos 1208

Thing yantar_2k Q12753163

Facts

7 properties

Instance of: Yantar-2K
Launch date: 1980-08-26
Launch vehicle: Soyuz-U
Significant event: rocket launch^[4]
Space launch vehicle: Soyuz-U^[2]
Start point: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41^[5]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: August 26, 1980^[3]

🏷️ Also known as

en Cosmos 1208 fr Kosmos 1208 ru Космос-1208

🔖 Identifiers · 3

COSPAR ID: 1980-071A
SCN: 11945
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "11945"]

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Instance of 1

Yantar-2K

Significant event 1

rocket launch

Space launch vehicle 1

Soyuz-U

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Summary

Cosmos 1208 is a Yantar-2K^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Cosmos 1208 — space launch vehicle (P375): Soyuz-U. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Cosmos 1208 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): August 26, 1980. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Cosmos 1208 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Cosmos 1208 — start point (P1427): Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Cosmos 1208 is an instance of Yantar-2K (Q7904579) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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