Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2012 at a glance.
Uptime
13419
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
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 2012.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 2012
International designator: 1989-025E
Object number (NORAD): 19906
Object ID (CCSDS): 19906
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.178 minutes
Inclination: 74.0074 deg
SMA: 7841.614 km
Apoapsis: 1471.223 km
Periapsis: 1455.735 km
RAAN: 177.2276 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00098756
Argument of periapsis: 134.8044 deg
Mean anomaly: 295.1992 deg
Mean motion: 12.50243429 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000005 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013643724 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 19, 2025, 2:08 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 18, 2025, 10:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2012
TLE line 1: 1 19906U 89025E 25352.92666734 .00000005 00000-0 13644-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 19906 74.0074 177.2276 0009876 134.8044 295.1992 12.50243429676744
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2012.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Military communications satellites
COSMOS 2012 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 337-344’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on March 24, 1989, 1:38 p.m. from 132/2.
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 337-344
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 24, 1989, 1:38 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/2
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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