Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1230 at a glance.
Uptime
16333
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.6
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 1230.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1230
International designator: 1980-102C
Object number (NORAD): 12109
Object ID (CCSDS): 12109
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 114.475 minutes
Inclination: 73.9975 deg
SMA: 7809.683 km
Apoapsis: 1463.326 km
Periapsis: 1399.771 km
RAAN: 334.663 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00406893
Argument of periapsis: 89.0616 deg
Mean anomaly: 28.5365 deg
Mean motion: 12.5791881 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000008 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014490647 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 11, 2025, 3:57 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 10, 2025, 4:47 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1230
TLE line 1: 1 12109U 80102C 25253.69964027 .00000008 00000-0 14491-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 12109 73.9975 334.6630 0040689 89.0616 28.5365 12.57918810 53297
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1230.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Military communications satellites
COSMOS 1230 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 201-208’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 23, 1980, 10:48 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 201-208
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 23, 1980, 10:48 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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