Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1197 at a glance.
Uptime
16436
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
74.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1197.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1197
International designator: 1980-058F
Object number (NORAD): 11880
Object ID (CCSDS): 11880
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.569 minutes
Inclination: 74.0151 deg
SMA: 7859.385 km
Apoapsis: 1491.986 km
Periapsis: 1470.514 km
RAAN: 216.2778 deg
Eccentricy: 0.001366
Argument of periapsis: 216.8184 deg
Mean anomaly: 143.1927 deg
Mean motion: 12.46005419 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000015 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00021063 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 7:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1197
TLE line 1: 1 11880U 80058F 25189.82805814 .00000015 00000-0 21063-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 11880 74.0151 216.2778 0013660 216.8184 143.1927 12.46005419 46769
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1197.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
COSMOS 1197 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 22’, on board a Soyuz U space rocket.
The launch took place on July 9, 1980, 12:40 p.m. from 41/1.
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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 22
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 9, 1980, 12:40 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Soyuz U
Launch pad: 41/1
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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