COSMOS 1275 DEB, 12656

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1275 DEB, 12656 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 04 Jun 1981 UTC launched from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

12656, 1981-053L

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Navy (RU)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1981-06-04 (45 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1275 DEB
1 12656U 81053L   25346.06513436  .00000830  00000-0  63328-3 0  9991
2 12656  82.9607 194.8650 0024205 260.5381 258.7068 13.92342996242557

Epoch: 2025-12-12T01:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T01:33:47.608Z)

Latitude

20.86838°

Longitude

-92.27954°

Altitude

926.523 km

Speed

7.389 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 48m 43s

True Declination

20° 45' 25"

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

20:24:16

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

935.215 km

Perigee altitude

899.896 km

Semi-major axis

7,295.693 km

Eccentricity

0.00242

Inclination

82.9607°

RAAN

194.865°

Arg. of periapsis

260.5381°

True anomaly

258.43496°

Mean anomaly

258.7068°

Eccentric anomaly

258.57087°

Mean motion

3.48292 °/min

Orbital period

103.36 mins

BSTAR

0.00063328

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COSMOS 1275 DEB 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.
11 mins	2025-12-13 01:31:21.100Z	3.857° NNE	2025-12-13 01:36:21.100Z	64.198° ENE	38.15°	2025-12-13 01:42:21.100Z	155.117° SSE
7 mins	2025-12-13 03:17:21.100Z	313.2° NW	2025-12-13 03:20:21.100Z	277.906° WNW	19.576°	2025-12-13 03:24:21.100Z	232.953° WSW
4 mins	2025-12-13 13:11:21.100Z	96.181° ESE	2025-12-13 13:13:21.100Z	74.829° E	13.125°	2025-12-13 13:15:21.100Z	54.8° ENE
10 mins	2025-12-13 14:51:21.100Z	191.289° SSW	2025-12-13 14:56:21.100Z	296.918° NW	44.399°	2025-12-13 15:01:21.100Z	3.708° NNE

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COSMOS 1275 DEB, 12656

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T01:33:47.608Z)

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