COSMOS 1217 DEB, 41117

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1217 DEB, 41117 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

41117, 1980-085N

Orbit

HEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space 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, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 year ago

TLE from 1 year ago

0 COSMOS 1217 DEB
1 41117U 80085N   25022.28035137  .00000355  00000-0  00000+0 0  9997
2 41117  68.0313  36.6451 6609282 312.9702   7.8472  1.99439097 81276

Epoch: 2025-01-22T06:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-01-22T06:43:42.358Z)

Latitude

-0.00034°

Longitude

173.87516°

Altitude

3,984.985 km

Speed

7.873 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 26m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

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

19:49:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

37,900.505 km

Perigee altitude

2,661.169 km

Semi-major axis

26,658.974 km

Eccentricity

0.66093

Inclination

68.0313°

RAAN

36.6451°

Arg. of periapsis

312.9702°

True anomaly

46.72063°

Mean anomaly

7.8472°

Eccentric anomaly

22.08506°

Mean motion

0.49863 °/min

Orbital period

721.98 mins

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SL-6 PLAT, 12034 (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.
629 mins	2026-06-04 17:42:57.819Z	257.621° W	2026-06-05 00:51:57.819Z	310.534° NW	44.716°	2026-06-05 04:11:57.819Z	216.871° SW

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COSMOS 1217 DEB, 41117

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

TLE from 1 year ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-01-22T06:43:42.358Z)

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Other satellites on launch #85 in the year 1980 (1980-10-24 UTC)

COSMOS 1217 DEB Visibility forecast

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