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COSMOS 1640, 15622

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1640, 15622 is a payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 21 Mar 1985 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

15622, 1985-023F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-1 11F625, Unknown motor

Mass

60 kg wet, 60 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1985-03-21 (40 years ago)

Launch vehicle

KOSMOS 11K65M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.588 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1640
1 15622U 85023F   25141.80259579 -.00000018  00000-0 -12678-4 0  9991
2 15622  74.0571  63.0184 0034341 224.9604 201.9765 12.52833056837357

Epoch: 2025-05-21T19:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-21T19:15:44.276Z)

Latitude

62.18779°

Longitude

-72.98955°

Altitude

1,487.911 km

Speed

7.114 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 22m 30s

True Declination

62° 03' 32"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

66.43349°

Longitude

32.86909°

Altitude

1,475.624 km

Speed

7.126 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 53m 16s

Apparent Declination

27° 01' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:49:30

Azimuth

331.359° NNW

Elevation

-17.126°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,477.381 km

Perigee altitude

1,423.613 km

Semi-major axis

7,828.634 km

Eccentricity

0.00343

Inclination

74.0571°

RAAN

63.0184°

Arg. of periapsis

224.9604°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

201.9765°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.13339 °/min

Orbital period

114.89 mins

BSTAR

-0.000012678

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COSMOS 1640 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	2025-05-22 18:01:41.818Z	124.6° SE	2025-05-22 18:06:41.818Z	87.2° E	17.405°	2025-05-22 18:11:41.818Z	51.425° ENE
15 mins	2025-05-22 19:55:41.818Z	198.582° SSW	2025-05-22 20:02:41.818Z	336.039° NNW	44.917°	2025-05-22 20:10:41.818Z	18.461° NNE
10 mins	2025-05-22 21:56:41.818Z	274.791° WNW	2025-05-22 22:00:41.818Z	306.369° NW	19.384°	2025-05-22 22:06:41.818Z	352.528° N
11 mins	2025-05-23 04:04:41.818Z	9.982° NNE	2025-05-23 04:09:41.818Z	50° ENE	20.486°	2025-05-23 04:15:41.818Z	96.62° ESE
16 mins	2025-05-23 06:00:41.818Z	340.187° N	2025-05-23 06:08:41.818Z	185.966° SSW	44.741°	2025-05-23 06:16:41.818Z	165.165° S
8 mins	2025-05-23 08:00:41.818Z	297.876° NW	2025-05-23 08:03:41.818Z	275.619° WNW	15.314°	2025-05-23 08:08:41.818Z	238.888° WSW

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