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COSMOS 1994, 19785

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1994, 19785 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 10 Feb 1989 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

19785, 1989-009A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1989-02-10 (37 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

1.257 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1994
1 19785U 89009A   26036.11338825  .00000026  00000-0  86389-4 0  9990
2 19785  82.6171  75.9029 0011811 247.8563 126.9424 12.64339373706693

Epoch: 2026-02-05T02:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T02:43:16.744Z)

Latitude

14.75545°

Longitude

-98.24109°

Altitude

1,412.652 km

Speed

7.153 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 11m 23s

True Declination

14° 40' 41"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

14:07:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,411.591 km

Perigee altitude

1,393.211 km

Semi-major axis

7,780.538 km

Eccentricity

0.00118

Inclination

82.6171°

RAAN

75.9029°

Arg. of periapsis

247.8563°

True anomaly

127.05048°

Mean anomaly

126.9424°

Eccentric anomaly

126.99645°

Mean motion

3.16249 °/min

Orbital period

113.83 mins

BSTAR

0.000086389

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COSMOS 1994 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.
11 mins	2026-02-05 12:45:11.344Z	20.414° NNE	2026-02-05 12:51:11.344Z	68.426° E	19.916°	2026-02-05 12:56:11.344Z	108.496° ESE
14 mins	2026-02-05 14:40:11.344Z	348.51° N	2026-02-05 14:46:11.344Z	296.768° NW	44.118°	2026-02-05 14:54:11.344Z	181.768° SSW
5 mins	2026-02-05 16:38:11.344Z	297.85° NW	2026-02-05 16:40:11.344Z	282.674° WNW	12.735°	2026-02-05 16:43:11.344Z	260.842° W
9 mins	2026-02-06 01:35:11.344Z	111.291° ESE	2026-02-06 01:39:11.344Z	77.527° E	18.973°	2026-02-06 01:44:11.344Z	38.873° NE
14 mins	2026-02-06 03:26:11.344Z	192.965° SSW	2026-02-06 03:33:11.344Z	308.093° NW	44.161°	2026-02-06 03:40:11.344Z	4.294° NNE
7 mins	2026-02-06 05:26:11.344Z	276.957° WNW	2026-02-06 05:29:11.344Z	300.106° NW	14.241°	2026-02-06 05:33:11.344Z	329.679° NNW

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COSMOS 1994, 19785

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T02:43:16.744Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 1989 (1989-02-10 UTC)

COSMOS 1994 Visibility forecast

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