COSMOS 1247 DEB, 28270

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1247 DEB, 28270 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Thu, 19 Feb 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

28270, 1981-016L

Orbit

HEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1981-02-19 (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: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago

0 COSMOS 1247 DEB
1 28270U 81016L   26166.49216503 -.00000830  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 28270  69.1287 359.1270 6238986 340.9821   3.4570  2.02474798186074

Epoch: 2026-06-15T11:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-15T11:48:43.058Z)

Latitude

-0.00169°

Longitude

-81.80782°

Altitude

3,790.02 km

Speed

7.957 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 56m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 06"

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

00:29:09

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,479.599 km

Perigee altitude

3,547.886 km

Semi-major axis

26,391.879 km

Eccentricity

0.6239

Inclination

69.1287°

RAAN

359.127°

Arg. of periapsis

340.9821°

True anomaly

18.8353°

Mean anomaly

3.457°

Eccentric anomaly

9.1277°

Mean motion

0.50622 °/min

Orbital period

711.16 mins

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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1981 (1981-02-19 UTC)

SL-6 R/B(1), 12304 (Decayed)

SL-6 PLAT, 12305 (Decayed)

COSMOS 1247 DEB, 48263

COSMOS 1247, 12303

COSMOS 1247 DEB, 12985 (Decayed)

SL-6 R/B(2), 12311

COSMOS 1247 DEB, 28269

SL-6 DEB, 12306 (Decayed)

COSMOS 1247 DEB, 26786

COSMOS 1247 DEB, 12984

COSMOS 1247 DEB, 12992

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COSMOS 1247 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.
415 mins	2026-06-22 22:17:38.763Z	326.843° NNW	2026-06-23 00:31:38.763Z	296.824° NW	43.711°	2026-06-23 05:12:38.763Z	256.353° W
38 mins	2026-06-23 09:45:38.763Z	73.421° E	2026-06-23 09:58:38.763Z	47.792° ENE	14.269°	2026-06-23 10:23:38.763Z	22.985° NE

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COSMOS 1247 DEB, 28270

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 week ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-15T11:48:43.058Z)

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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1981 (1981-02-19 UTC)

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