COSMOS 1124 DEB, 48259

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1124 DEB, 48259 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Tue, 28 Aug 1979 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

48259, 1979-077J

Orbit

HEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Aerospace Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1979-08-28 (47 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: 2 months ago

TLE from 2 months ago

0 COSMOS 1124 DEB
1 48259U 79077J   26110.96005008  .01041307 -83561-6  41308-1 0  9999
2 48259  62.1055 200.3446 7181332  16.3535 358.1681  2.44640996   136

Epoch: 2026-04-20T23:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-20T23:02:28.326Z)

Latitude

-0.00036°

Longitude

5.70478°

Altitude

283.876 km

Speed

10.127 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 21m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

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

21:25:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,593.762 km

Perigee altitude

179.417 km

Semi-major axis

23,264.726 km

Eccentricity

0.71813

Inclination

62.1055°

RAAN

200.3446°

Arg. of periapsis

16.3535°

True anomaly

344.12568°

Mean anomaly

358.1681°

Eccentric anomaly

353.53575°

Mean motion

0.61164 °/min

Orbital period

588.58 mins

BSTAR

0.041308

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Other satellites on launch #77 in the year 1979 (1979-08-28 UTC)

COSMOS 1124, 11509 (Decayed)

COSMOS 1124 DEB, 12816

SL-6 PLAT, 11513 (Decayed)

SL-6 R/B(2), 11550 (Decayed)

COSMOS 1124 DEB, 32981

COSMOS 1124 DEB, 12814

COSMOS 1124 DEB, 32982

SL-6 R/B(1), 11512 (Decayed)

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COSMOS 1124 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.
132 mins	2026-06-22 14:23:34.810Z	309.468° NW	2026-06-22 14:56:34.810Z	264.148° W	29.107°	2026-06-22 16:35:34.810Z	233.315° WSW
4 mins	2026-06-23 02:45:34.810Z	53.76° ENE	2026-06-23 02:45:34.810Z	53.76° ENE	31.416°	2026-06-23 02:49:34.810Z	38.132° NE
62 mins	2026-06-23 09:21:34.810Z	331.435° NNW	2026-06-23 09:39:34.810Z	54.737° ENE	41.286°	2026-06-23 10:23:34.810Z	120.945° SE

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COSMOS 1124 DEB, 48259

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 months ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-20T23:02:28.326Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #77 in the year 1979 (1979-08-28 UTC)

COSMOS 1124 DEB Visibility forecast

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