COSMOS 1299

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1299 at a glance.

Uptime

16077

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.9

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

65.1

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1299.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1299

International designator: 1981-081A

Object number (NORAD): 12783

Object ID (CCSDS): 12783

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.932 minutes

Inclination: 65.1158 deg

SMA: 7322.524 km

Apoapsis: 983.113 km

Periapsis: 905.665 km

RAAN: 115.1247 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00528835

Argument of periapsis: 274.5282 deg

Mean anomaly: 84.974 deg

Mean motion: 13.85515983 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000058 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000025837351 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 9:50 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1299

TLE line 1: 1 12783U 81081A 25241.91039990 -.00000058 00000-0 25837-4 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 12783 65.1158 115.1247 0052883 274.5282 84.9740 13.85515983226927

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1299.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1299.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-04-12 00:28:41 0.0002969467 540.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2025-01-15 14:41:33 0.0003978525 323.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-11-17 05:19:27 0.0001528383 348.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB LEO 2024-09-12 04:00:42 0.0001451745 727.0 (m) DEBRIS
NIMBUS 2 DEB SSO 2024-07-04 17:21:56 0.0002250638 302.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Active radar satellite for ocean surveillance powered by a nuclear reactor.

COSMOS 1299 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Tsiklon-2 | US-A 19’, on board a Tsiklon-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 24, 1981, 4:37 p.m. from 90.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Tsiklon-2 | US-A 19
Tsiklon-2 | US-A 19

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 24, 1981, 4:37 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Tsiklon-2

Launch pad: 90

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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