Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1269 at a glance.
Uptime
16130
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
74.1
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1269.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1269
International designator: 1981-041A
Object number (NORAD): 12442
Object ID (CCSDS): 12442
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.489 minutes
Inclination: 74.0544 deg
SMA: 7159.877 km
Apoapsis: 789.325 km
Periapsis: 774.158 km
RAAN: 279.9384 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0010592
Argument of periapsis: 238.0141 deg
Mean anomaly: 121.9982 deg
Mean motion: 14.32994273 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000078 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000037885 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 6:39 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 4, 2025, 2:53 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1269
TLE line 1: 1 12442U 81041A 25185.62071379 .00000078 00000-0 37885-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 12442 74.0544 279.9384 0010592 238.0141 121.9982 14.32994273306192
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1269.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1269.
Associated space launch
Military communications satellite
COSMOS 1269 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 24’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on May 7, 1981, 1:21 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).
For more information about the launch, click the button.
Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 24
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 7, 1981, 1:21 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
...
Latest news about this satellite
There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.
Newsletter sign-up
Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.
