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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). 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
18788, 1988-002A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
12 hours ago
Origin
Flag of CISRussian Space Forces (CIS)
Manufacturer
NPO PM
Mission
Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
STRELA-3, Unknown motor
Mass
225 kg wet, 225 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1988-01-15 (37 years ago)
Launch vehicle
TSIKLON-3
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
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 12 hours ago
0 COSMOS 1909
1 18788U 88002A   25191.85037861  .00000004  00000-0 -39417-4 0  9999
2 18788  82.6124 134.5269 0002657  44.4013   9.7439 12.62858048727724
Epoch: 2025-07-10T20:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T20:24:32.711Z)
Latitude
53.58926°
Longitude
-90.54579°
Altitude
1,417.847 km
Speed
7.158 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 38m 24s
True Declination
53° 26' 20"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
28.61138°
Longitude
75.02858°
Altitude
1,415.205 km
Speed
7.155 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 49m 12s
Apparent Declination
-10° 22' 43"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:37:18
Azimuth
176.199° S
Elevation
39.629°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,410.557 km
Perigee altitude
1,406.42 km
Semi-major axis
7,786.626 km
Eccentricity
0.00027
Inclination
82.6124°
RAAN
134.5269°
Arg. of periapsis
44.4013°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
9.7439°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.15878 °/min
Orbital period
113.97 mins
BSTAR
-0.000039417
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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

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-07-11 08:19:47.215Z176.225° S2025-07-11 08:19:47.215Z176.225° S32.371°2025-07-11 08:23:47.215Z175.846° S
7 mins2025-07-11 10:06:47.215Z306.663° NW2025-07-11 10:09:47.215Z283.119° WNW15.312°2025-07-11 10:13:47.215Z252.711° W
8 mins2025-07-11 19:05:47.215Z107.372° ESE2025-07-11 19:09:47.215Z75.627° E16.375°2025-07-11 19:13:47.215Z45.044° ENE
14 mins2025-07-11 20:56:47.215Z186.98° SSW2025-07-11 21:02:47.215Z204.032° SW44.663°2025-07-11 21:10:47.215Z6.886° NNE
8 mins2025-07-11 22:55:47.215Z267.963° W2025-07-11 22:59:47.215Z300° NW16.268°2025-07-11 23:03:47.215Z330.806° NNW
14 mins2025-07-12 06:57:47.215Z10.863° NNE2025-07-12 07:04:47.215Z79.446° E31.446°2025-07-12 07:11:47.215Z138.41° SSE

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