Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1308 at a glance.
Uptime
15998
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: 82.919 deg
SMA: 7357.621 km
Apoapsis: 999.481 km
Periapsis: 959.492 km
RAAN: 71.7108 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0027175
Argument of periapsis: 342.6545 deg
Mean anomaly: 35.5625 deg
Mean motion: 13.75614075 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000044 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000030533 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 3:20 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1308
TLE line 1: 1 12835U 81091A 25187.63908416 .00000044 00000-0 30533-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 12835 82.9190 71.7108 0027175 342.6545 35.5625 13.75614075198053
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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