COSMOS 1308

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1308 at a glance.

Uptime

16157

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.9

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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: 104.679 minutes

Inclination: 82.9192 deg

SMA: 7357.556 km

Apoapsis: 998.655 km

Periapsis: 960.188 km

RAAN: 313.6631 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00261411

Argument of periapsis: 256.4528 deg

Mean anomaly: 215.6953 deg

Mean motion: 13.75632351 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000099 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000086531564 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:03 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1308

TLE line 1: 1 12835U 81091A 25346.29390524 .00000099 00000-0 86532-4 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 12835 82.9192 313.6631 0026141 256.4528 215.6953 13.75632351219864

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 970 DEB	LEO	2025-08-01 10:38:22	0.0004750519	57.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2025-07-06 04:29:27	0.0001418373	274.0 (m)	DEBRIS
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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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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