COSMOS 198, 3081
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 198, 3081 is a payload satellite owned by TSKBM (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 27 Dec 1967 UTC via a TSIKLON-2A launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
TSKBM/KB1
Mission
Defense Sigint
Bus & Motor
US-A ROCH, Unknown motor
Mass
3,800 kg wet, 1,140 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + Cone, 2.9 m
Radar Cross Section
6.586 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 198
1 03081U 67127A 25257.47798125 -.00000062 00000-0 21137-4 0 9996
2 03081 65.1416 283.1111 0031173 207.5663 152.3752 13.93370482935167Epoch: 2025-09-14T11:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T11:28:17.579Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
117.34144°
Altitude
938.957 km
Speed
7.373 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 52m 26s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:32:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
938.166 km
Perigee altitude
892.693 km
Semi-major axis
7,293.566 km
Eccentricity
0.00312
Inclination
65.1416°
RAAN
283.1111°
Arg. of periapsis
207.5663°
True anomaly
152.54026°
Mean anomaly
152.3752°
Eccentric anomaly
152.45779°
Mean motion
3.48444 °/min
Orbital period
103.32 mins
BSTAR
0.000021137
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Other satellites on launch #127 in the year 1967 (1967-12-27 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.COSMOS 198 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. |
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| 10 mins | 2025-09-16 03:14:02.801Z | 204.145° SW | 2025-09-16 03:18:02.801Z | 144.7° SSE | 44.586° | 2025-09-16 03:24:02.801Z | 33.525° NE |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-16 05:02:02.801Z | 280.378° WNW | 2025-09-16 05:05:02.801Z | 314.691° NW | 19.844° | 2025-09-16 05:09:02.801Z | 0.775° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-16 10:31:02.801Z | 5.686° NNE | 2025-09-16 10:34:02.801Z | 41.082° NE | 18.698° | 2025-09-16 10:38:02.801Z | 84.266° E |
| 10 mins | 2025-09-16 12:17:02.801Z | 327.175° NNW | 2025-09-16 12:21:02.801Z | 279.201° WNW | 44.862° | 2025-09-16 12:27:02.801Z | 152.422° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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