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COSMOS 203, 3129

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 203, 3129 is a payload satellite owned by OKB-10 (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 20 Feb 1968 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M 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

3129, 1968-011A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Federal Space Agency of Russia (Roscosmos) (RU)

Manufacturer

OKB-10

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

KAUR-1 11F621, Unknown motor

Mass

800 kg wet, 800 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1968-02-20 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

KOSMOS 11K65M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 COSMOS 203
1 03129U 68011A   26001.27148652  .00000189  00000-0  53122-3 0  9999
2 03129  74.0533 344.4807 0012955 218.4902 244.0940 13.18298500783982

Epoch: 2026-01-01T06:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-01T06:30:56.435Z)

Latitude

69.95314°

Longitude

-85.36181°

Altitude

1,207.262 km

Speed

7.255 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 33m 12s

True Declination

69° 50' 55"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

12:26:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,198.784 km

Perigee altitude

1,179.178 km

Semi-major axis

7,567.118 km

Eccentricity

0.0013

Inclination

74.0533°

RAAN

344.4807°

Arg. of periapsis

218.4902°

True anomaly

243.96056°

Mean anomaly

244.094°

Eccentric anomaly

244.02727°

Mean motion

3.29722 °/min

Orbital period

109.18 mins

BSTAR

0.00053122

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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 1968 (1968-02-20 UTC)

SL-8 R/B, 3131

SL-8 DEB, 3147 (Decayed)

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COSMOS 203 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.
10 mins	2026-01-01 22:30:08.557Z	138.225° SSE	2026-01-01 22:35:08.557Z	92.038° ESE	21.045°	2026-01-01 22:40:08.557Z	47.686° ENE
12 mins	2026-01-02 00:20:08.557Z	213.396° SW	2026-01-02 00:26:08.557Z	311.625° NW	41.926°	2026-01-02 00:32:08.557Z	12.131° NNE
4 mins	2026-01-02 02:17:08.557Z	300.779° NW	2026-01-02 02:18:08.557Z	309.255° NW	12.646°	2026-01-02 02:21:08.557Z	334.401° NNW
7 mins	2026-01-02 08:05:08.557Z	23.139° NE	2026-01-02 08:08:08.557Z	50.169° ENE	15.77°	2026-01-02 08:12:08.557Z	84.628° E
12 mins	2026-01-02 09:55:08.557Z	344.054° N	2026-01-02 10:01:08.557Z	117.958° SE	44.354°	2026-01-02 10:07:08.557Z	158.45° S
7 mins	2026-01-02 11:48:08.557Z	295.588° NW	2026-01-02 11:51:08.557Z	268.381° W	16.167°	2026-01-02 11:55:08.557Z	233.908° WSW

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COSMOS 203, 3129

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-01T06:30:56.435Z)

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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 1968 (1968-02-20 UTC)

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