COSMOS 1231

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1231 at a glance.

Uptime

16383

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.6

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1231.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1231

International designator: 1980-102D

Object number (NORAD): 12110

Object ID (CCSDS): 12110

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 114.546 minutes

Inclination: 73.9922 deg

SMA: 7812.938 km

Apoapsis: 1463.339 km

Periapsis: 1406.268 km

RAAN: 299.3988 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00365236

Argument of periapsis: 45.5467 deg

Mean anomaly: 73.2003 deg

Mean motion: 12.57132809 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000008 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00014690748 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 31, 2025, 3 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 30, 2025, 4:37 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1231

TLE line 1: 1 12110U 80102D 25303.69281432 .00000008 00000-0 14691-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 12110 73.9922 299.3988 0036524 45.5467 73.2003 12.57132809 58284

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1231.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1231.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 970 DEB LEO 2025-08-27 12:37:01 0.01138235 82.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1475 LEO 2024-11-01 19:20:21 0.0001166699 171.0 (m) PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Military communications satellites

COSMOS 1231 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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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 201-208
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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