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COSMOS 1912, 18791

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1912, 18791 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

18791, 1988-002D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

Russian 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 13 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1912
1 18791U 88002D   25189.81107422  .00000015  00000-0  23648-4 0  9997
2 18791  82.6090  97.8592 0010592 157.9173 264.2687 12.65059386730474

Epoch: 2025-07-08T19:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T19:27:56.812Z)

Latitude

61.26703°

Longitude

-107.51055°

Altitude

1,413.394 km

Speed

7.159 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 25m 54s

True Declination

61° 08' 03"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-26.12432°

Longitude

-125.09872°

Altitude

1,419.957 km

Speed

7.146 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 09m 15s

Apparent Declination

-33° 13' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:26:50

Azimuth

72.765° E

Elevation

-73.09°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,407.685 km

Perigee altitude

1,391.209 km

Semi-major axis

7,777.584 km

Eccentricity

0.00106

Inclination

82.609°

RAAN

97.8592°

Arg. of periapsis

157.9173°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

264.2687°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.16429 °/min

Orbital period

113.77 mins

BSTAR

0.000023648

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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 1988 (1988-01-15 UTC)

COSMOS 1912 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.
15 mins	2025-07-09 18:00:12.294Z	164.34° S	2025-07-09 18:07:12.294Z	100.189° ESE	39.585°	2025-07-09 18:15:12.294Z	16.583° NNE
12 mins	2025-07-09 19:57:12.294Z	238.928° WSW	2025-07-09 20:02:12.294Z	283.892° WNW	26.404°	2025-07-09 20:09:12.294Z	346.131° N
10 mins	2025-07-10 04:02:12.294Z	26.514° NE	2025-07-10 04:07:12.294Z	69.195° E	20.025°	2025-07-10 04:12:12.294Z	109.416° ESE
14 mins	2025-07-10 05:56:12.294Z	347.993° N	2025-07-10 06:02:12.294Z	285.668° WNW	44.113°	2025-07-10 06:10:12.294Z	182.266° SSW
4 mins	2025-07-10 07:54:12.294Z	296.261° NW	2025-07-10 07:56:12.294Z	281.073° WNW	12.258°	2025-07-10 07:58:12.294Z	266.311° W

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