COSMOS 1217 DEB, 27899

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1217 DEB, 27899 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 24 Oct 1980 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

27899, 1980-085J

Orbit

HEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Aerospace Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1980-10-24 (46 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.4 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 months ago

TLE from 7 months ago

0 COSMOS 1217 DEB
1 27899U 80085J   25304.55254944  .00001034  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 27899  67.8036  57.2633 6398983 281.1144  17.6445  2.02560369171593

Epoch: 2025-10-31T13:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-31T13:15:40.271Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

178.21563°

Altitude

7,514.62 km

Speed

6.502 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 48m 54s

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

18:29:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,889.721 km

Perigee altitude

3,122.958 km

Semi-major axis

26,384.476 km

Eccentricity

0.6399

Inclination

67.8036°

RAAN

57.2633°

Arg. of periapsis

281.1144°

True anomaly

79.13906°

Mean anomaly

17.6445°

Eccentric anomaly

42.33697°

Mean motion

0.50643 °/min

Orbital period

710.86 mins

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COSMOS 1217 DEB, 32997 (Decayed)

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

COSMOS 1217 DEB, 26918

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

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COSMOS 1217 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.
641 mins	2026-06-04 18:28:12.290Z	215.468° SW	2026-06-05 03:36:12.290Z	272.404° WNW	44.98°	2026-06-05 05:09:12.290Z	181.023° SSW

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COSMOS 1217 DEB, 27899

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 months ago

TLE from 7 months ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-31T13:15:40.271Z)

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COSMOS 1217 DEB Visibility forecast

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