COSMOS 1254

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1254 at a glance.

Uptime

16308

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 1254.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1254

International designator: 1981-022E

Object number (NORAD): 12324

Object ID (CCSDS): 12324

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 114.913 minutes

Inclination: 74.0274 deg

SMA: 7829.592 km

Apoapsis: 1472.392 km

Periapsis: 1430.523 km

RAAN: 153.1589 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00267374

Argument of periapsis: 302.0804 deg

Mean anomaly: 169.0878 deg

Mean motion: 12.53123975 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000016 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000004061488 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 7:11 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 28, 2025, 8:14 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1254

TLE line 1: 1 12324U 81022E 25301.34340463 -.00000016 00000-0 40615-5 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 12324 74.0274 153.1589 0026737 302.0804 169.0878 12.53123975 42331

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1254.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1254.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2025-10-11 02:18:56 0.0002455332 148.0 (m) DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2025-10-02 06:35:52 0.000433967 418.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1823 DEB LEO 2025-04-06 19:44:32 0.0001212021 598.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellites

COSMOS 1254 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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