COSMOS 1285 DEB, 12993

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1285 DEB, 12993 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Tue, 04 Aug 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

12993, 1981-071E

Orbit

HEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1981-08-04 (44 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 1.4 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 week ago

0 COSMOS 1285 DEB
1 12993U 81071E   25352.59134604 -.00000620  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 12993  66.9526  96.8741 6514624  10.2509 358.2275  1.97869976234632

Epoch: 2025-12-18T14:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-18T14:11:32.297Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

156.55992°

Altitude

3,005.319 km

Speed

8.372 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 27m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

02:18:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

37,880.808 km

Perigee altitude

2,962.619 km

Semi-major axis

26,799.85 km

Eccentricity

0.65146

Inclination

66.9526°

RAAN

96.8741°

Arg. of periapsis

10.2509°

True anomaly

348.98384°

Mean anomaly

358.2275°

Eccentric anomaly

354.92685°

Mean motion

0.4947 °/min

Orbital period

727.71 mins

BSTAR

0

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COSMOS 1285 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.
379 mins	2025-12-25 16:31:29.728Z	326.805° NNW	2025-12-25 17:38:29.728Z	97.368° ESE	44.986°	2025-12-25 22:50:29.728Z	230.859° WSW

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