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retiredleo

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Identification

NORAD / COSPAR: 12997 / 1981-120A
Constellation: UNCLASSIFIED
Object type: PAYLOAD
Country / owner: Russia (CIS)
Operator: Various

Launch

Launch date: 17 Dec 1981
Launch site: N/A
Launch vehicle: N/A
Decay date: In orbit

Orbital parameters

Period: 118.43 min
Inclination: 82.96°
Apoapsis: 1658 km
Periapsis: 1563 km
Mean altitude: 1611 km
Semi-major axis: 7982 km
Eccentricity: 0.00590

Live state

Latitude: —
Longitude: —
Altitude: —
Velocity: —
Footprint area: —

TrackingLive tracker

TLE epoch: 10/22/2026, 7:51:38 PM
Source: Space-Track

1 12997U 81120A   26295.82753263 -.00000011  00000-0 -20323-3 0  9997
2 12997  82.9636 193.4440 0059032 359.0359  69.1325 12.15874188990214