Q: What is Cosmos 1238?

A: Cosmos 1238 is a Typhoon-1 class satellite launched on 16 January 1981 with COSPAR ID 1981-003A and catalog number SCN 12138.

Q: When and where was Cosmos 1238 launched?

A: It was launched on 1981-01-16 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132; the recorded launch event time is 09:00:00 on that date.

Q: What rocket launched Cosmos 1238?

A: Cosmos 1238 was launched aboard a Kosmos-3M rocket, a Russian-class launch vehicle.

Cosmos 1238

Vehicle Typhoon 1 Q12907335

Facts

7 properties

Instance of: Typhoon-1
Launch date: 1981-01-16
Launch vehicle: Kosmos-3M
Significant event: rocket launch^[4]
Space launch vehicle: Kosmos-3M^[2]
Start point: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132^[5]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: January 16, 1981^[3]

🏷️ Also known as

en Cosmos 1238 fr Kosmos 1238 ru Космос-1238

🔖 Identifiers · 3

COSPAR ID: 1981-003A
SCN: 12138
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "12138"]

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Instance of 1

Typhoon-1

Significant event 1

rocket launch

Space launch vehicle 1

Kosmos-3M

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Summary

Cosmos 1238 is a Typhoon-1^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Cosmos 1238 — space launch vehicle (P375): Kosmos-3M. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Cosmos 1238 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): January 16, 1981. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Cosmos 1238 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Cosmos 1238 — start point (P1427): Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Cosmos 1238 is an instance of Typhoon-1 (Q14942782) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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