COSMOS 1287

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1287 at a glance.

Uptime

16099

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.4

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 1287.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1287

International designator: 1981-074A

Object number (NORAD): 12636

Object ID (CCSDS): 12636

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 115.723 minutes

Inclination: 74.0313 deg

SMA: 7866.355 km

Apoapsis: 1511.72 km

Periapsis: 1464.72 km

RAAN: 221.4238 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00298742

Argument of periapsis: 76.8723 deg

Mean anomaly: 283.5656 deg

Mean motion: 12.44349608 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000004 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0001358093 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 9:44 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1287

TLE line 1: 1 12636U 81074A 25245.90573511 .00000004 00000-0 13581-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 12636 74.0313 221.4238 0029874 76.8723 283.5656 12.44349608 2696

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Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1287.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1287.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
COSMOS 1823 DEB	LEO	2025-05-15 20:31:37	0.0003773486	170.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1560	LEO	2025-04-08 02:59:32	0.001246887	67.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2024-11-08 03:46:23	0.000269961	358.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2024-10-17 13:39:04	0.0001236723	603.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellites

COSMOS 1287 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 217-224’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 6, 1981, 11:49 a.m. from 132/2.

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 217-224

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 6, 1981, 11:49 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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