COSMOS 1308

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1308 at a glance.

Uptime

15939

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.9

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1308.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1308

International designator: 1981-091A

Object number (NORAD): 12835

Object ID (CCSDS): 12835

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.681 minutes

Inclination: 82.9161 deg

SMA: 7357.642 km

Apoapsis: 1000.357 km

Periapsis: 958.657 km

RAAN: 116.2781 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0028338

Argument of periapsis: 144.3984 deg

Mean anomaly: 29.1079 deg

Mean motion: 13.75608259 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000081 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000068041 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 7, 2025, 5:39 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1308

TLE line 1: 1 12835U 81091A 25127.73604314 .00000081 00000-0 68041-4 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 12835 82.9161 116.2781 0028338 144.3984 29.1079 13.75608259189812

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1308.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1308.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 375 DEB LEO 2025-03-27 03:21:30 0.0003010711 147.0 (m) DEBRIS
THOR ABLESTAR DEB LEO 2024-12-09 03:06:26 0.0002996892 278.0 (m) DEBRIS
NIMBUS 2 DEB SSO 2024-06-23 03:59:41 0.0003204606 406.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

COSMOS 1308 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 21’, on board a Soyuz U space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 18, 1981, 9:30 a.m. from 43/3 (43L).

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Launch to space Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 21
Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 21

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 18, 1981, 9:30 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Soyuz U

Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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