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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
NPOL/KOMET
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
OKO, Unknown motor
Mass
~1,250 kg wet, ~1,150 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
CYL + 2 PAN, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 3 days ago
0 COSMOS 1217
1 12032U 80085A 26293.06853315 -.00000490 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 12032 70.1574 171.4650 5808566 234.9080 56.2793 2.00937581284722Epoch: 2026-10-20T01:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-20T01:38:41.264Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
118.26886°
Altitude
20,009.506 km
Speed
3.897 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 25m 54s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:23:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,556.284 km
Perigee altitude
4,740.225 km
Semi-major axis
26,526.391 km
Eccentricity
0.58086
Inclination
70.1574°
RAAN
171.465°
Arg. of periapsis
234.908°
True anomaly
125.15099°
Mean anomaly
56.2793°
Eccentric anomaly
89.55895°
Mean motion
0.50237 °/min
Orbital period
716.6 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #85 in the year 1980 (1980-10-24 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 550 mins | 2026-10-23 13:15:36.649Z | 122.067° SE | 2026-10-23 16:57:36.649Z | 48.38° ENE | 76.56° | 2026-10-23 22:25:36.649Z | 71.525° E |
| 71 mins | 2026-10-24 08:03:36.649Z | 353.231° N | 2026-10-24 08:42:36.649Z | 346.574° N | 11.488° | 2026-10-24 09:14:36.649Z | 338.047° N |
| 23 mins | 2026-10-24 12:52:36.649Z | 125.192° SE | 2026-10-24 13:15:36.649Z | 120.243° SE | 22.039° | 2026-10-24 13:15:36.649Z | 120.243° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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