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COSMOS 1285, 12627

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1285, 12627 is a payload satellite owned by PVO (CIS) in HEO that was launched on Tue, 04 Aug 1981 UTC via an MOLNIYA 8K78M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

12627, 1981-071A

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

Russian Aerospace Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

NPOL/KOMET

Mission

Defense Early Warn

Bus & Motor

OKO, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,250 kg wet, ~1,150 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1981-08-04 (44 years ago)

Launch vehicle

MOLNIYA 8K78M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Irr + 6 Pan, 4.2 m

Radar Cross Section

15.540 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1285
1 12627U 81071A   25188.59373462  .00000428  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 12627  68.2432 113.2199 6193583   0.8260 164.9347  1.98053023239674

Epoch: 2025-07-07T14:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T14:14:58.671Z)

Latitude

3.41241°

Longitude

152.32271°

Altitude

36,792.919 km

Speed

1.893 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 27m 28s

True Declination

3° 24' 33"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-53.13765°

Longitude

-174.41117°

Altitude

18,013.023 km

Speed

4.221 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 37m 44s

Apparent Declination

-65° 12' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:27:25

Azimuth

160.577° S

Elevation

-21.445°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,993.707 km

Perigee altitude

3,816.724 km

Semi-major axis

26,783.352 km

Eccentricity

0.61936

Inclination

68.2432°

RAAN

113.2199°

Arg. of periapsis

0.826°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

164.9347°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.49516 °/min

Orbital period

727.04 mins

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Other satellites on launch #71 in the year 1981 (1981-08-04 UTC)

COSMOS 1285 DEB, 33525

COSMOS 1285 DEB, 33526

COSMOS 1285 DEB, 33527

COSMOS 1285 DEB, 33528

SL-6 PLAT, 12629 (Decayed)

SL-6 R/B(1), 12630 (Decayed)

SL-6 R/B(2), 12680

COSMOS 1285 DEB, 12993

COSMOS 1285 DEB, 13961

COSMOS 1285 DEB, 25838

COSMOS 1285 DEB, 25839

COSMOS 1285 DEB, 25840

COSMOS 1285 DEB, 25841

COSMOS 1285 DEB, 26680

COSMOS 1285 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
147 mins	2025-07-08 09:51:52.711Z	333.777° NNW	2025-07-08 10:41:52.711Z	304.65° NW	22.862°	2025-07-08 12:18:52.711Z	284.67° WNW
87 mins	2025-07-08 21:05:52.711Z	217.736° SW	2025-07-08 21:21:52.711Z	303.356° NW	44.108°	2025-07-08 22:32:52.711Z	40.517° NE
137 mins	2025-07-09 03:02:52.711Z	106.608° ESE	2025-07-09 04:17:52.711Z	125.457° SE	12.17°	2025-07-09 05:19:52.711Z	140.914° SSE

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