COSMOS 2168, 21782
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2168, 21782 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS RF (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 12 Nov 1991 UTC via a TSIKLON-3 launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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COSMOS 2168 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 11 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NPO PM |
| Mission | Defense Communications |
| Bus & Motor | STRELA-3, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 225 kg wet, 225 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 11 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2168
1 21782U 91077D 24361.54427951 .00000052 00000-0 22151-3 0 9998
2 21782 82.5957 197.1296 0013777 167.3482 258.0112 12.65515287529792Epoch: 2024-12-26T13:03Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T13:03:45.749Z)
| Latitude | 64.27241° |
| Longitude | -78.76652° |
| Altitude | 1,413.548 km |
| Speed | 7.159 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 10m 47s |
| True Declination | 64° 08' 56" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -16.86099° |
| Longitude | -96.87141° |
| Altitude | 1,417.411 km |
| Speed | 7.146 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 12h 21m 12s |
| Apparent Declination | -27° 33' 17" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 23:24:15 |
| Azimuth | 312.042° NW |
| Elevation | -72.927° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,408.291 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,386.865 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,775.715 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0013777 |
| Inclination | 82.5957° |
| RAAN | 197.1296° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 167.3482° |
| True anomaly | 257.85683° |
| Mean anomaly | 258.0112° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 257.93401° |
| Mean motion | 3.16543 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00022151 |
| Orbital period | 113.73 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #77 in the year 1991 (1991-11-12 UTC)
| COSMOS 2165, 21779 |
| COSMOS 2166, 21780 |
| COSMOS 2167, 21781 |
| COSMOS 2168, 21782 |
| COSMOS 2169, 21783 |
| COSMOS 2170, 21784 |
| SL-14 R/B, 21785 |
COSMOS 2168 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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 | 2024-12-27 00:42:50.522Z | 0.416° NNE | 2024-12-27 00:49:50.522Z | 70.676° E | 41.295° | 2024-12-27 00:57:50.522Z | 158.398° S |
| 11 mins | 2024-12-27 02:38:50.522Z | 323.738° NNW | 2024-12-27 02:43:50.522Z | 280.909° WNW | 23.658° | 2024-12-27 02:49:50.522Z | 229.234° WSW |
| 14 mins | 2024-12-27 13:28:50.522Z | 166.748° S | 2024-12-27 13:35:50.522Z | 88.393° E | 41.153° | 2024-12-27 13:42:50.522Z | 16.152° NNE |
| 11 mins | 2024-12-27 15:25:50.522Z | 244.036° WSW | 2024-12-27 15:30:50.522Z | 289.613° WNW | 24.872° | 2024-12-27 15:36:50.522Z | 342.257° N |
| 11 mins | 2024-12-27 23:29:50.522Z | 23.129° NE | 2024-12-27 23:34:50.522Z | 65.601° ENE | 21.525° | 2024-12-27 23:40:50.522Z | 114.963° SE |
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