COSMOS 1302

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1302 at a glance.

Uptime

16126

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: 100.351 minutes

Inclination: 74.0262 deg

SMA: 7153.345 km

Apoapsis: 788.066 km

Periapsis: 762.354 km

RAAN: 308.9245 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00179723

Argument of periapsis: 165.3875 deg

Mean anomaly: 194.7801 deg

Mean motion: 14.34957454 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000253 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000097782175 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 6:24 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 11:14 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1302

TLE line 1: 1 12791U 81084A 25294.46838166 .00000253 00000-0 97782-4 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 12791 74.0262 308.9245 0017972 165.3875 194.7801 14.34957454308484

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
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-10-10 09:33:09 0.0001217944 324.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-10-03 17:47:37 0.0002308953 300.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-09-05 23:58:24 0.0003895904 100.0 (m) DEBRIS
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

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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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 25
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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