Mission type Early warning SATCAT no. 12303 | COSPAR ID 1981-016A Mission duration 4 years Launch date 19 February 1981 | |
Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) People also search for Kosmos 1261, Kosmos 1317 | ||
Kosmos 1247 (Russian: Космос 1247 meaning Cosmos 1247) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1981 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.
Kosmos 1247 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR. A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 10:00 UTC on 19 February 1981. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1981-016A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 12303.
It self-destructed.