COSMOS 1909, 18788
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 1909, 18788 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 15 Jan 1988 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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| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 7 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 7 hours ago
0 COSMOS 1909
1 18788U 88002A 25070.90046306 .00000025 00000-0 81367-4 0 9998
2 18788 82.6123 211.4031 0000684 297.7089 238.6300 12.62853074712457Epoch: 2025-03-11T21:36Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-11T21:36:40.008Z)
| Latitude | 3.5493° |
| Longitude | -103.01889° |
| Altitude | 1,413.809 km |
| Speed | 7.154 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 03m 46s |
| True Declination | 3° 31' 48" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 46.21888° |
| Longitude | -110.49295° |
| Altitude | 1,418.692 km |
| Speed | 7.155 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 33m 33s |
| Apparent Declination | 9° 56' 45" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:19:18 |
| Azimuth | 320.442° NNW |
| Elevation | -31.246° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,409.042 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,407.976 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,786.646 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0000684 |
| Inclination | 82.6123° |
| RAAN | 211.4031° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 297.7089° |
| True anomaly | 238.62331° |
| Mean anomaly | 238.63° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 238.62665° |
| Mean motion | 3.15877 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000081367 |
| Orbital period | 113.97 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 1988 (1988-01-15 UTC)
| COSMOS 1910, 18789 |
| COSMOS 1911, 18790 |
| COSMOS 1912, 18791 |
| COSMOS 1913, 18792 |
| COSMOS 1914, 18793 |
| SL-14 R/B, 18794 |
COSMOS 1909 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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| 8 mins | 2025-03-12 08:14:23.271Z | 109.668° ESE | 2025-03-12 08:18:23.271Z | 78.221° E | 16.772° | 2025-03-12 08:22:23.271Z | 46.763° ENE |
| 15 mins | 2025-03-12 10:05:23.271Z | 187.713° SSW | 2025-03-12 10:12:23.271Z | 319.142° NNW | 44.873° | 2025-03-12 10:20:23.271Z | 6.843° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2025-03-12 12:05:23.271Z | 273.193° WNW | 2025-03-12 12:08:23.271Z | 297.393° NW | 16.019° | 2025-03-12 12:12:23.271Z | 328.602° NNW |
| 13 mins | 2025-03-12 20:07:23.271Z | 13.606° NNE | 2025-03-12 20:13:23.271Z | 74.653° E | 31.958° | 2025-03-12 20:20:23.271Z | 137.895° SSE |
| 13 mins | 2025-03-12 22:02:23.271Z | 333.652° NNW | 2025-03-12 22:08:23.271Z | 269.983° W | 34.477° | 2025-03-12 22:15:23.271Z | 206.235° SW |
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