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COSMOS 1888, 18384

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1888, 18384 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 01 Oct 1987 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM-2 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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 1888 details

Identifier	18384, 1987-084A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	17 hours ago
Origin	UNKS (CIS)
Manufacturer	NPOPM/NPOL
Mission	Defense Communications
Bus & Motor	GEIZER, Unknown motor
Mass	2,100 kg wet, ~1,900 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1987-10-01 (37 years ago)
Launch vehicle	PROTON-K/DM-2
Launch site	Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Cyl + 2 Pan + 1 Plate, 9 m
Radar Cross Section	27.853 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1888
1 18384U 87084A   24360.83822799 -.00000354  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 18384  11.5606 329.6282 0003649 242.2465 302.6458  1.00353642136297

Epoch: 2024-12-25T20:07Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T20:07:02.898Z)

Latitude	-0.97319°
Longitude	117.79193°
Altitude	35,755.112 km
Speed	3.076 km/s
True Right ascension	10h 17m 31s
True Declination	0° 58' 20"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	11.42339°
Longitude	13.31241°
Altitude	35,777.241 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	03h 02m 34s
Apparent Declination	5° 25' 03"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	12:27:27
Azimuth	312.452° NW
Elevation	-32.321°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,780.049 km
Perigee altitude	35,749.293 km
Semi-major axis	42,142.808 km
Eccentricity	0.0003649
Inclination	11.5606°
RAAN	329.6282°
Arg. of periapsis	242.2465°
True anomaly	302.61058°
Mean anomaly	302.6458°
Eccentric anomaly	302.62819°
Mean motion	0.25088 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1434.98 mins