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COSMOS 1217, 12032

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1217, 12032 is a payload satellite owned by PVO (CIS) in HEO that was launched on Fri, 24 Oct 1980 UTC via an MOLNIYA 8K78M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

12032, 1980-085A

Orbit

HEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Aerospace Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPOL/KOMET

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

OKO, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,250 kg wet, ~1,150 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1980-10-24 (46 years ago)

Launch vehicle

MOLNIYA 8K78M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 COSMOS 1217
1 12032U 80085A   26154.26118125  .00000939  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 12032  70.1315 178.5290 5726602 240.0253  51.5321  2.00983639281933

Epoch: 2026-06-03T06:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T06:16:06.059Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-167.24611°

Altitude

18,599.619 km

Speed

4.11 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 54m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

19:49:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,332.524 km

Perigee altitude

4,955.923 km

Semi-major axis

26,522.361 km

Eccentricity

0.57266

Inclination

70.1315°

RAAN

178.529°

Arg. of periapsis

240.0253°

True anomaly

120.01492°

Mean anomaly

51.5321°

Eccentric anomaly

84.17361°

Mean motion

0.50249 °/min

Orbital period

716.44 mins

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Other satellites on launch #85 in the year 1980 (1980-10-24 UTC)

COSMOS 1217 DEB, 26919

SL-6 R/B(2), 12035 (Decayed)

COSMOS 1217 DEB, 26918

COSMOS 1217 DEB, 27899

COSMOS 1217 DEB, 41117

COSMOS 1217 DEB, 32997 (Decayed)

COSMOS 1217 DEB, 27900 (Decayed)

SL-6 R/B(1), 12033 (Decayed)

COSMOS 1217 DEB, 26678 (Decayed)

COSMOS 1217 DEB, 26679

COSMOS 1217 DEB, 41116 (Decayed)

SL-6 PLAT, 12034 (Decayed)

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COSMOS 1217 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
357 mins	2026-06-04 09:58:50.508Z	314.247° NW	2026-06-04 15:03:50.508Z	290.293° WNW	38.602°	2026-06-04 15:55:50.508Z	214.938° SW
316 mins	2026-06-04 20:41:50.508Z	54.132° ENE	2026-06-04 23:33:50.508Z	33.991° NE	26.551°	2026-06-05 01:57:50.508Z	20.688° NNE
226 mins	2026-06-05 06:12:50.508Z	254.539° W	2026-06-05 09:58:50.508Z	315.219° NNW	19.458°	2026-06-05 09:58:50.508Z	315.219° NNW

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COSMOS 1217, 12032

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T06:16:06.059Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #85 in the year 1980 (1980-10-24 UTC)

COSMOS 1217 Visibility forecast

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