Kosmos 1172 (russian: Космос 1172 meaning ''Cosmos 1172'') was a Soviet
US-K missile
early warning satellite which was launched in 1980 as part of the Soviet military's
Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using
optical telescopes and
infrared sensors.
Kosmos 1172 was launched from
Site 41/1 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 20:18 UTC on 12 April 1980.
The launch successfully placed the satellite into a
molniya orbit. It subsequently received its
Kosmos
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designation, and the
international designator 1980-028A.
The
United States Space Command assigned it the
Satellite Catalog Number 11758.
It re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on 26 December 1997.
See also
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1980 in spaceflight
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Launches
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List of Kosmos satellites (1001–1250)
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List of Oko satellites
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List of R-7 launches (1980–1984)
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