Orbital elements of COSMOS 1256
| Launched | 5 March 1981 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 12326 |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| 2026 Mar 31 17:57 | 2026 Mar 26 11:36:58 | 74.0257 | 0.00135 | 6.5272 | 281.4979 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 30 17:58 | 2026 Mar 26 11:36:58 | 74.0257 | 0.00135 | 6.5272 | 281.4979 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 29 17:57 | 2026 Mar 26 11:36:58 | 74.0257 | 0.00135 | 6.5272 | 281.4979 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 28 18:57 | 2026 Mar 26 11:36:58 | 74.0257 | 0.00135 | 6.5272 | 281.4979 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 27 18:57 | 2026 Mar 26 11:36:58 | 74.0257 | 0.00135 | 6.5272 | 281.4979 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 26 18:57 | 2026 Mar 26 11:36:58 | 74.0257 | 0.00135 | 6.5272 | 281.4979 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 25 18:56 | 2026 Mar 20 13:00:43 | 74.0261 | 0.00135 | 7.0534 | 290.0179 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 24 18:56 | 2026 Mar 20 13:00:43 | 74.0261 | 0.00135 | 7.0534 | 290.0179 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 23 18:56 | 2026 Mar 20 13:00:43 | 74.0261 | 0.00135 | 7.0534 | 290.0179 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 22 18:56 | 2026 Mar 20 13:00:43 | 74.0261 | 0.00135 | 7.0534 | 290.0179 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 21 19:05 | 2026 Mar 20 13:00:43 | 74.0261 | 0.00135 | 7.0534 | 290.0179 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 20 18:57 | 2026 Mar 20 13:00:43 | 74.0261 | 0.00135 | 7.0534 | 290.0179 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 19 18:56 | 2026 Mar 15 13:53:43 | 74.0265 | 0.00134 | 7.4928 | 297.1051 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 18 18:56 | 2026 Mar 15 13:53:43 | 74.0265 | 0.00134 | 7.4928 | 297.1051 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 17 18:56 | 2026 Mar 15 13:53:43 | 74.0265 | 0.00134 | 7.4928 | 297.1051 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 16 18:57 | 2026 Mar 15 13:53:43 | 74.0265 | 0.00134 | 7.4928 | 297.1051 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 15 18:56 | 2026 Mar 15 13:53:43 | 74.0265 | 0.00134 | 7.4928 | 297.1051 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 14 18:56 | 2026 Mar 10 12:49:52 | 74.0274 | 0.00134 | 7.9394 | 304.3663 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 13 18:57 | 2026 Mar 10 12:49:52 | 74.0274 | 0.00134 | 7.9394 | 304.3663 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 12 18:57 | 2026 Mar 10 12:49:52 | 74.0274 | 0.00134 | 7.9394 | 304.3663 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 11 18:56 | 2026 Mar 10 12:49:52 | 74.0274 | 0.00134 | 7.9394 | 304.3663 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 10 18:56 | 2026 Mar 10 12:49:52 | 74.0274 | 0.00134 | 7.9394 | 304.3663 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 09 18:56 | 2026 Mar 04 12:56:01 | 74.0285 | 0.00133 | 8.4703 | 313.0548 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 08 18:57 | 2026 Mar 04 12:56:01 | 74.0285 | 0.00133 | 8.4703 | 313.0548 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 07 18:57 | 2026 Mar 04 12:56:01 | 74.0285 | 0.00133 | 8.4703 | 313.0548 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 06 18:56 | 2026 Mar 04 12:56:01 | 74.0285 | 0.00133 | 8.4703 | 313.0548 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 05 18:56 | 2026 Mar 04 12:56:01 | 74.0285 | 0.00133 | 8.4703 | 313.0548 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |
| 2026 Mar 04 18:57 | 2026 Mar 04 12:56:01 | 74.0285 | 0.00133 | 8.4703 | 313.0548 | 232.9759 | 12.49599 | – |