COSMOS 1302, 12791
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 1302, 12791 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 28 Aug 1981 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M 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
NPO PM
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
STRELA-2M, Unknown motor
Mass
800 kg wet, 800 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 COSMOS 1302
1 12791U 81084A 26130.17512052 .00000101 00000-0 44489-4 0 9991
2 12791 74.0265 300.8651 0017458 106.0015 254.3062 14.35046820337274Epoch: 2026-05-10T04:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-10T04:12:10.412Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
9.83973°
Altitude
780.919 km
Speed
7.462 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 03m 27s
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
19:49:15
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
785.02 km
Perigee altitude
760.053 km
Semi-major axis
7,150.674 km
Eccentricity
0.00175
Inclination
74.0265°
RAAN
300.8651°
Arg. of periapsis
106.0015°
True anomaly
254.11372°
Mean anomaly
254.3062°
Eccentric anomaly
254.20995°
Mean motion
3.58941 °/min
Orbital period
100.3 mins
BSTAR
0.000044489
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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 1981 (1981-08-28 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 1302 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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| 10 mins | 2026-05-10 12:40:35.616Z | 199.107° SSW | 2026-05-10 12:45:35.616Z | 232.776° WSW | 44.763° | 2026-05-10 12:50:35.616Z | 17.893° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-10 21:30:35.616Z | 27.951° NE | 2026-05-10 21:32:35.616Z | 56.583° ENE | 18.96° | 2026-05-10 21:35:35.616Z | 97.533° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2026-05-10 23:11:35.616Z | 324.84° NNW | 2026-05-10 23:15:35.616Z | 241.364° WSW | 36.99° | 2026-05-10 23:19:35.616Z | 184.329° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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