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.
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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