INTERCOSMOS 22

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite INTERCOSMOS 22 at a glance.

Uptime

16100

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

81.2

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for INTERCOSMOS 22.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: INTERCOSMOS 22

International designator: 1981-075A

Object number (NORAD): 12645

Object ID (CCSDS): 12645

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.487 minutes

Inclination: 81.2179 deg

SMA: 7207.222 km

Apoapsis: 873.978 km

Periapsis: 784.195 km

RAAN: 131.5379 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00622868

Argument of periapsis: 313.5372 deg

Mean anomaly: 46.0638 deg

Mean motion: 14.18897161 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000255 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00011436682 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 4:06 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 INTERCOSMOS 22

TLE line 1: 1 12645U 81075A 25246.17094925 .00000255 00000-0 11437-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 12645 81.2179 131.5379 0062287 313.5372 46.0638 14.18897161279344

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite INTERCOSMOS 22.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object INTERCOSMOS 22.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
COSMOS 1867 COOLANT	LEO	2025-07-17 14:15:53	0.003054844	69.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-05-27 16:12:57	0.0003630079	179.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-03-30 09:24:53	0.0001151931	678.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-03-20 16:42:56	0.0002671949	148.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-03-15 02:09:00	0.0003166204	375.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Interkosmos satellite research satellite carrying scientific experiments designed and built in Bulgaria

INTERCOSMOS 22 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Bulgaria 1300’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 7, 1981, 1:35 p.m. from 43/3 (43L).

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Vostok 8A92M | Bulgaria 1300

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 7, 1981, 1:35 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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