Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1232 at a glance.
Uptime
16433
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 1232.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1232
International designator: 1980-102E
Object number (NORAD): 12111
Object ID (CCSDS): 12111
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 114.62 minutes
Inclination: 73.9944 deg
SMA: 7816.274 km
Apoapsis: 1463.75 km
Periapsis: 1412.528 km
RAAN: 264.9106 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00327667
Argument of periapsis: 3.9009 deg
Mean anomaly: 63.8447 deg
Mean motion: 12.56328152 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000001 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010323763 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 20, 2025, 3:40 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 19, 2025, 9:50 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1232
TLE line 1: 1 12111U 80102E 25353.91032039 .00000001 00000-0 10324-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 12111 73.9944 264.9106 0032767 3.9009 63.8447 12.56328152 63284
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1232.
Associated space launch
Military communications satellites
COSMOS 1232 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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