COSMOS 1234

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1234 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 1234.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1234

International designator: 1980-102G

Object number (NORAD): 12113

Object ID (CCSDS): 12113

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 114.585 minutes

Inclination: 73.9967 deg

SMA: 7814.703 km

Apoapsis: 1463.556 km

Periapsis: 1409.58 km

RAAN: 24.2327 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00345346

Argument of periapsis: 138.3154 deg

Mean anomaly: 336.7264 deg

Mean motion: 12.56706995 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000021 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.000029364578 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, 7:40 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1234

TLE line 1: 1 12113U 80102G 25253.81963825 -.00000021 00000-0 -29365-4 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 12113 73.9967 24.2327 0034535 138.3154 336.7264 12.56706995 51227

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1234.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Military communications satellites

COSMOS 1234 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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