COSMOS 1217 (12032)

COSPAR: 1980-085A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1217

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Launch Details

Launch Date

October 24, 1980

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC41/1

Launch Vehicle

Molniya 8K78M

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

12032

International Designator

1980-085A

Epoch

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:48:34 GMT

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Inclination

70.15°

Right Ascension

177.07°

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Argument of Perigee

238.96°

Period

716.33 min

Mean Motion

2.01 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1217

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1217

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

PVO

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 12032U 80085A   26183.11706677  .00000609  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999

2 12032  70.1531 177.0741 5742362 238.9605  52.4989  2.01024929282510

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Summary

COSMOS 1217 (also known as Kosmos-1217) is an early warning satellite launched by the Soviet Union on October 24, 1980, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC41/1 launch pad using a Molniya 8K78M launch vehicle. It belongs to the Oko series and was manufactured by NPOL/KOMET for the PVO (Soviet Air Defense Forces). The satellite has dimensions of approximately 4 meters in length, 2 meters in diameter, and a span of 5 meters. Its dry mass is 1,150 kilograms, with a launch mass of 1,250 kilograms. It carries an Oko 5V95 No. 6003 payload for early warning purposes and is equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power generation. The shape of the satellite consists of a cylinder with two panels, and its radar cross-section (RCS) value is 6.625.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

1150

Launch Mass

1250

Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

6.625

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Oko 5V95 No. 6003

Purpose

Early warning

Mission

Early warning

Manufacturer

NPOL/KOMET

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Oko

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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