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COSMOS 1629, 15574

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1629, 15574 is a payload satellite owned by PVO (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 21 Feb 1985 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM 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

15574, 1985-016A

Orbit

GEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Aerospace Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPOL/KOMET

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

OKO, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,250 kg wet, ~1,150 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1985-02-21 (41 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-K/DM

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1629
1 15574U 85016A   26084.87156615  .00000050  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2 15574   9.2805 315.0336 0006191 270.5094  95.4689  1.00279478149624

Epoch: 2026-03-25T20:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-25T20:55:03.315Z)

Latitude

0.98502°

Longitude

-176.05645°

Altitude

35,786.464 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 24m 08s

True Declination

0° 59' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

16:32:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,811.572 km

Perigee altitude

35,759.365 km

Semi-major axis

42,163.605 km

Eccentricity

0.00062

Inclination

9.2805°

RAAN

315.0336°

Arg. of periapsis

270.5094°

True anomaly

95.53952°

Mean anomaly

95.4689°

Eccentric anomaly

95.50421°

Mean motion

0.25069 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.04 mins

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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1985 (1985-02-21 UTC)

SL-12 R/B(2), 15581

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 15578 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 15577 (Decayed)

SL-12 PLAT, 15576 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(1), 15575 (Decayed)

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COSMOS 1629 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.
368 mins	2026-03-26 23:34:53.253Z	263.069° W	2026-03-27 02:48:53.253Z	264.79° W	11.825°	2026-03-27 05:42:53.253Z	262.008° W

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COSMOS 1629, 15574

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-25T20:55:03.315Z)

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