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COSMOS 1914, 18793

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1914, 18793 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

18793, 1988-002F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 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 16 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1914
1 18793U 88002F   25187.21364814  .00000008  00000-0 -16597-4 0  9999
2 18793  82.6060  74.4499 0018376  81.3689  37.0763 12.66449252731995

Epoch: 2025-07-06T05:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T05:07:39.199Z)

Latitude

60.65244°

Longitude

-120.18087°

Altitude

1,395.349 km

Speed

7.173 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 04m 41s

True Declination

60° 31' 03"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-17.83654°

Longitude

-104.93855°

Altitude

1,409.852 km

Speed

7.152 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 30m 13s

Apparent Declination

-30° 18' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:42:36

Azimuth

80.731° E

Elevation

-61.473°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,408.033 km

Perigee altitude

1,379.47 km

Semi-major axis

7,771.889 km

Eccentricity

0.00184

Inclination

82.606°

RAAN

74.4499°

Arg. of periapsis

81.3689°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

37.0763°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.16777 °/min

Orbital period

113.64 mins

BSTAR

-0.000016597

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

COSMOS 1914 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	2025-07-07 03:51:45.242Z	0.494° NNE	2025-07-07 03:58:45.242Z	66.258° ENE	40.809°	2025-07-07 04:06:45.242Z	157.239° SSE
11 mins	2025-07-07 05:47:45.242Z	324.551° NNW	2025-07-07 05:52:45.242Z	281.794° WNW	24.11°	2025-07-07 05:58:45.242Z	228.972° WSW
14 mins	2025-07-07 16:37:45.242Z	164.924° S	2025-07-07 16:44:45.242Z	78.797° E	40.39°	2025-07-07 16:51:45.242Z	16.036° NNE
12 mins	2025-07-07 18:33:45.242Z	239.693° WSW	2025-07-07 18:39:45.242Z	294.565° NW	25.153°	2025-07-07 18:45:45.242Z	345.01° N

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