COSMOS 1302

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1302 at a glance.

Uptime

16079

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

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 1302.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1302

International designator: 1981-084A

Object number (NORAD): 12791

Object ID (CCSDS): 12791

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.353 minutes

Inclination: 74.0278 deg

SMA: 7153.432 km

Apoapsis: 789.191 km

Periapsis: 761.402 km

RAAN: 37.8937 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00194232

Argument of periapsis: 262.7867 deg

Mean anomaly: 97.1078 deg

Mean motion: 14.34931353 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000351 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00013245935 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

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

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 10:41 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1302

TLE line 1: 1 12791U 81084A 25245.94520633 .00000351 00000-0 13246-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 12791 74.0278 37.8937 0019423 262.7867 97.1078 14.34931353301523

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1302.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1302.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-08-17 21:22:34	0.0001778958	173.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-06-23 09:20:45	0.0001115271	256.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-10-24 13:23:34	0.0001130884	946.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 2-7 DEB	LEO	2024-09-01 22:51:03	0.0001617882	440.0 (m)	DEBRIS
RITE TARGET 2	SSO	2024-07-22 16:02:28	0.000366229	214.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

COSMOS 1302 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 25’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 28, 1981, 4:18 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 25

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 28, 1981, 4:18 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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