COSMOS 1879, 18338
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 1879, 18338 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 07 Sep 1987 UTC via a TSIKLON-3 launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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COSMOS 1879 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| 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 | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl, 1.6 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.257 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 COSMOS 1879
1 18338U 87074E 25004.66620644 .00000043 00000-0 17658-3 0 9991
2 18338 82.5703 262.4499 0006178 336.1985 59.0882 12.65011145723564Epoch: 2025-01-04T15:59Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-04T15:59:20.236Z)
| Latitude | 35.07142° |
| Longitude | -76.67068° |
| Altitude | 1,404.413 km |
| Speed | 7.162 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 17h 50m 42s |
| True Declination | 34° 55' 24" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 5.87491° |
| Longitude | -81.3822° |
| Altitude | 1,400.359 km |
| Speed | 7.162 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 15h 56m 47s |
| Apparent Declination | -16° 48' 07" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:18:37 |
| Azimuth | 292.464° WNW |
| Elevation | -48.738° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,404.451 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,394.841 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,777.783 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0006178 |
| Inclination | 82.5703° |
| RAAN | 262.4499° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 336.1985° |
| True anomaly | 59.14896° |
| Mean anomaly | 59.0882° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 59.11858° |
| Mean motion | 3.16417 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00017658 |
| Orbital period | 113.77 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #74 in the year 1987 (1987-09-07 UTC)
| COSMOS 1875, 18334 |
| COSMOS 1876, 18335 |
| COSMOS 1877, 18336 |
| COSMOS 1878, 18337 |
| COSMOS 1879, 18338 |
| COSMOS 1880, 18339 |
| SL-14 R/B, 18340 |
COSMOS 1879 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 14 mins | 2025-01-05 03:47:30.622Z | 8.803° NNE | 2025-01-05 03:54:30.622Z | 67.919° E | 29.881° | 2025-01-05 04:01:30.622Z | 132.899° SE |
| 14 mins | 2025-01-05 05:43:30.622Z | 336.712° NNW | 2025-01-05 05:49:30.622Z | 275.24° WNW | 36.47° | 2025-01-05 05:57:30.622Z | 200.771° SSW |
| 13 mins | 2025-01-05 16:35:30.622Z | 140.334° SSE | 2025-01-05 16:41:30.622Z | 84.008° E | 29.14° | 2025-01-05 16:48:30.622Z | 25.358° NE |
| 14 mins | 2025-01-05 18:29:30.622Z | 215.36° SW | 2025-01-05 18:35:30.622Z | 276.56° WNW | 36.773° | 2025-01-05 18:43:30.622Z | 356.606° N |
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