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COSMOS 1241

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 105 minutes, on an orbit tilted 65.8° from the equator, between 991 and 1,014 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About COSMOS 1241

COSMOS 1241 is a satellite from Russia (or the former Soviet Union), launched on Jan 21, 1981 from Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex.

It circles Earth every 105 minutes (13.7 times a day), between 987 and 996 km up, on an orbit tilted 65.8° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 66° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Kosmos 1241 · Soviet satellite

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 12 days its lowest point went from 988 km to 987 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

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988990992994996

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.