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COSMOS 2043, 20237

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2043, 20237 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 14 Sep 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	20237, 1989-074F
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	18 hours ago
Origin	KVR (CIS)
Manufacturer	NPO PM
Mission	Defense Communications
Bus & Motor	STRELA-3, Unknown motor
Mass	225 kg wet, 225 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1989-09-14 (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 Ant, 7 m
Radar Cross Section	1.583 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2043
1 20237U 89074F   25092.66997243  .00000030  00000-0  10395-3 0  9990
2 20237  82.5766 144.9588 0004859 133.2272 347.7577 12.63534376639261

Epoch: 2025-04-02T16:04Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-02T16:04:45.617Z)

Latitude	58.32587°
Longitude	-119.61519°
Altitude	1,414.486 km
Speed	7.16 km/s
True Right ascension	20h 51m 18s
True Declination	58° 11' 06"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-67.53051°
Longitude	-89.68989°
Altitude	1,435.584 km
Speed	7.143 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	01h 54m 40s
Apparent Declination	-60° 05' 02"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	15:38:49
Azimuth	149.874° SSE
Elevation	-64.141°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	1,409.491 km
Perigee altitude	1,401.927 km
Semi-major axis	7,783.846 km
Eccentricity	0.0004859
Inclination	82.5766°
RAAN	144.9588°
Arg. of periapsis	133.2272°
True anomaly	347.74589°
Mean anomaly	347.7577°
Eccentric anomaly	347.75179°
Mean motion	3.16047 °/min
BSTAR	0.00010395
Orbital period	113.91 mins

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Other satellites on launch #74 in the year 1989 (1989-09-14 UTC)

COSMOS 2043 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.
14 mins	2025-04-03 14:52:21.711Z	1.431° NNE	2025-04-03 14:58:21.711Z	66.009° ENE	41.992°	2025-04-03 15:06:21.711Z	160.028° S
10 mins	2025-04-03 16:48:21.711Z	318.553° NNW	2025-04-03 16:53:21.711Z	273.126° WNW	22.719°	2025-04-03 16:58:21.711Z	232.175° WSW
14 mins	2025-04-04 03:39:21.711Z	168.101° S	2025-04-04 03:45:21.711Z	99.401° ESE	42.12°	2025-04-04 03:53:21.711Z	13.973° NNE
11 mins	2025-04-04 05:36:21.711Z	249.03° W	2025-04-04 05:41:21.711Z	295.257° NW	23.553°	2025-04-04 05:47:21.711Z	343.967° N

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