COSMOS 1693, 16141
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 1693, 16141 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 09 Oct 1985 UTC via a TSIKLON-3 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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
NPO PM
Mission
Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
STRELA-3, Unknown motor
Mass
225 kg wet, 225 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 0.8 m
Radar Cross Section
1.257 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 COSMOS 1693
1 16141U 85094D 25260.94196166 .00000024 00000-0 70507-4 0 9995
2 16141 82.6066 66.0664 0013877 297.0103 179.7467 12.64357773843134Epoch: 2025-09-17T22:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T22:36:25.487Z)
Latitude
62.39751°
Longitude
-104.44807°
Altitude
1,426.478 km
Speed
7.149 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 27m 04s
True Declination
62° 16' 05"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:24:07
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,413.123 km
Perigee altitude
1,391.529 km
Semi-major axis
7,780.463 km
Eccentricity
0.00139
Inclination
82.6066°
RAAN
66.0664°
Arg. of periapsis
297.0103°
True anomaly
179.7474°
Mean anomaly
179.7467°
Eccentric anomaly
179.74705°
Mean motion
3.16253 °/min
Orbital period
113.83 mins
BSTAR
0.000070507
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Other satellites on launch #94 in the year 1985 (1985-10-09 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.COSMOS 1693 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. |
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| 15 mins | 2025-09-18 11:22:10.077Z | 168.749° S | 2025-09-18 11:30:10.077Z | 76.5° E | 41.273° | 2025-09-18 11:37:10.077Z | 15.153° NNE |
| 11 mins | 2025-09-18 13:20:10.077Z | 246.208° WSW | 2025-09-18 13:25:10.077Z | 292.49° WNW | 24.456° | 2025-09-18 13:31:10.077Z | 343.206° N |
| 11 mins | 2025-09-18 21:24:10.077Z | 21.281° NNE | 2025-09-18 21:29:10.077Z | 62.691° ENE | 22.321° | 2025-09-18 21:35:10.077Z | 114.008° SE |
| 15 mins | 2025-09-18 23:18:10.077Z | 346.23° N | 2025-09-18 23:25:10.077Z | 265.566° W | 43.087° | 2025-09-18 23:33:10.077Z | 186.364° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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