Kosmos 1300

Kosmos 1300
Mission typeELINT
COSPAR ID1981-082A
SATCAT no.12785
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraftno. 30
Spacecraft typeTselina-D
Launch mass2,000 kilograms (4,400 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date24 August 1981 (1981-08-24)
RocketTsyklon-3
Launch sitePlesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32/1
End of mission
DisposalDecommissioned
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric

Kosmos 1300 also known as Tselina-D #30 was an electronic signals intelligence satellite launched by the Soviet Union on 8 August 1981 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32/1 on a Tsyklon-3 rocket.

It is estimated to weigh two tons and have a lifetime of two months. Since it stopped functioning, Kosmos 1300 has become space debris.