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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

Last TLE update

7 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)

1989-02-10 (36 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 7 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1994
1 19785U 89009A   25181.62292043  .00000002  00000-0 -45914-4 0  9991
2 19785  82.6194 215.6516 0013533  35.9554  83.6403 12.64332779678957

Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:57:00.325Z)

Latitude

59.51859°

Longitude

-120.17894°

Altitude

1,414.016 km

Speed

7.16 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 32m 00s

True Declination

59° 22' 51"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-19.15414°

Longitude

69.72204°

Altitude

1,406.136 km

Speed

7.159 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 46m 17s

Apparent Declination

-41° 38' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:25:19

Azimuth

116.106° SE

Elevation

-38.658°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,412.957 km

Perigee altitude

1,391.899 km

Semi-major axis

7,780.565 km

Eccentricity

0.00135

Inclination

82.6194°

RAAN

215.6516°

Arg. of periapsis

35.9554°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

83.6403°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.16247 °/min

Orbital period

113.84 mins

BSTAR

-0.000045914

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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.
13 mins	2025-07-01 01:48:56.584Z	141.17° SSE	2025-07-01 01:55:56.584Z	79.818° E	27.539°	2025-07-01 02:01:56.584Z	28.958° NE
14 mins	2025-07-01 03:43:56.584Z	213.546° SW	2025-07-01 03:49:56.584Z	282.053° WNW	38.139°	2025-07-01 03:57:56.584Z	358.289° N
14 mins	2025-07-01 13:43:56.584Z	1.205° NNE	2025-07-01 13:50:56.584Z	95.51° ESE	41.842°	2025-07-01 13:57:56.584Z	159.485° S
10 mins	2025-07-01 15:39:56.584Z	319.428° NNW	2025-07-01 15:44:56.584Z	274.366° WNW	22.969°	2025-07-01 15:49:56.584Z	232.693° WSW

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