COSMOS 1252

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1252 at a glance.

Uptime

16195

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.5

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 1252.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1252

International designator: 1981-022C

Object number (NORAD): 12322

Object ID (CCSDS): 12322

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 114.759 minutes

Inclination: 74.0278 deg

SMA: 7822.601 km

Apoapsis: 1471.454 km

Periapsis: 1417.479 km

RAAN: 237.7476 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0034499

Argument of periapsis: 31.2465 deg

Mean anomaly: 85.5109 deg

Mean motion: 12.54804176 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000001 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000091093 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:46 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1252

TLE line 1: 1 12322U 81022C 25187.61556627 -.00000001 00000-0 91093-4 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 12322 74.0278 237.7476 0034499 31.2465 85.5109 12.54804176 30803

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1252.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1252.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2024-09-30 21:14:01 0.0002459494 239.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellites

COSMOS 1252 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 209-216’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on March 6, 1981, 11:31 a.m. from 132/2.

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 209-216
Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 209-216

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 6, 1981, 11:31 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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