COSMOS 1244

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1244 at a glance.

Uptime

16375

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

83.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1244.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1244

International designator: 1981-013A

Object number (NORAD): 12297

Object ID (CCSDS): 12297

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.71 minutes

Inclination: 82.9526 deg

SMA: 7359.0 km

Apoapsis: 1003.258 km

Periapsis: 958.473 km

RAAN: 224.0336 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00304287

Argument of periapsis: 355.5658 deg

Mean anomaly: 123.9857 deg

Mean motion: 13.75227451 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000075 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000061964008 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 4:27 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1244

TLE line 1: 1 12297U 81013A 25346.18599669 .00000075 00000-0 61964-4 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 12297 82.9526 224.0336 0030429 355.5658 123.9857 13.75227451893563

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1244.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1244.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-11-02 02:13:22	0.0001098417	393.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NIMBUS 2 DEB	SSO	2025-04-21 21:41:52	0.0002855703	189.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB	MEO	2025-03-07 04:14:33	0.0002457857	371.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-11-07 14:27:27	0.001594344	123.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

COSMOS 1244 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Parus 26’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 12, 1981, 6:21 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Kosmos-3M | Parus 26

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 12, 1981, 6:21 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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