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COSMOS 81, 1571

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 81, 1571 is a payload satellite owned by OKB-10 (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 03 Sep 1965 UTC via a KOSMOS 65S3 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

1571, 1965-070B

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Federal Space Agency of Russia (Roscosmos) (RU)

Manufacturer

OKB-10

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

STRELA-1 11F610, Unknown motor

Mass

50 kg wet, 50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-09-03 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

KOSMOS 65S3

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 COSMOS 81
1 01571U 65070B   26006.20572388 -.00000062  00000-0  21489-3 0  9997
2 01571  56.0613 277.6340 0086089 229.8613 296.9191 12.48865678752385

Epoch: 2026-01-06T04:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-06T04:56:14.543Z)

Latitude

11.65237°

Longitude

-90.15607°

Altitude

1,439.428 km

Speed

7.157 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 58m 47s

True Declination

11° 35' 26"

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

22:31:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,536.622 km

Perigee altitude

1,401.51 km

Semi-major axis

7,847.203 km

Eccentricity

0.00861

Inclination

56.0613°

RAAN

277.634°

Arg. of periapsis

229.8613°

True anomaly

296.03521°

Mean anomaly

296.9191°

Eccentric anomaly

296.47758°

Mean motion

3.12227 °/min

Orbital period

115.3 mins

BSTAR

0.00021489

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COSMOS 81 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.
15 mins	2026-01-06 23:34:38.976Z	294.373° NW	2026-01-06 23:42:38.976Z	355.751° N	26.339°	2026-01-06 23:49:38.976Z	48.71° ENE
15 mins	2026-01-07 01:38:38.976Z	320.829° NNW	2026-01-07 01:45:38.976Z	20.512° NNE	30.162°	2026-01-07 01:53:38.976Z	84.03° E
16 mins	2026-01-07 03:39:38.976Z	315.801° NNW	2026-01-07 03:47:38.976Z	75.097° E	44.737°	2026-01-07 03:55:38.976Z	132.702° SE
12 mins	2026-01-07 05:41:38.976Z	287.54° WNW	2026-01-07 05:46:38.976Z	247.043° WSW	24.187°	2026-01-07 05:53:38.976Z	191.787° SSW
13 mins	2026-01-07 18:34:38.976Z	169.575° S	2026-01-07 18:40:38.976Z	119.561° SE	27.758°	2026-01-07 18:47:38.976Z	64.308° ENE
17 mins	2026-01-07 20:32:38.976Z	232.365° WSW	2026-01-07 20:40:38.976Z	318.773° NNW	44.225°	2026-01-07 20:49:38.976Z	44.056° NE

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COSMOS 81, 1571

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-06T04:56:14.543Z)

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