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COSMOS 1670, 15930

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1670, 15930 is a payload satellite owned by VMF (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 01 Aug 1985 UTC via a TSIKLON-2 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

15930, 1985-064A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

Russian Navy (CIS)

Manufacturer

Kometa

Mission

Defense Sigint

Bus & Motor

US-A REACTOR, Unknown motor

Mass

4,300 kg wet, 1,154 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1985-08-01 (40 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-2

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cone + Cyl, 2.9 m

Radar Cross Section

6.586 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1670
1 15930U 85064A   25222.56824103 -.00000067  00000-0  20073-4 0  9993
2 15930  64.9377 225.9540 0058078 162.9077 197.3957 13.83859467 10773

Epoch: 2025-08-10T13:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-10T13:38:16.024Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

62.09951°

Altitude

992.794 km

Speed

7.335 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 03m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-33.52312°

Longitude

-100.62657°

Altitude

936.954 km

Speed

7.395 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 37m 03s

Apparent Declination

-46° 05' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:10:43

Azimuth

243.078° WSW

Elevation

-52.448°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

991.401 km

Perigee altitude

906.293 km

Semi-major axis

7,326.984 km

Eccentricity

0.00581

Inclination

64.9377°

RAAN

225.954°

Arg. of periapsis

162.9077°

True anomaly

197.1981°

Mean anomaly

197.3957°

Eccentric anomaly

197.29676°

Mean motion

3.46063 °/min

Orbital period

104.03 mins

BSTAR

0.000020073

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Other satellites on launch #64 in the year 1985 (1985-08-01 UTC)

COSMOS 1670 DEB (ANTENNA, 16195 (Decayed)

COSMOS 1670 DEB (PELPS), 16196 (Decayed)

COSMOS 1670 DEB, 16213 (Decayed)

COSMOS 1670 DEB, 18506 (Decayed)

COSMOS 1670 DEB, 44569

COSMOS 1670 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	2025-08-11 01:55:01.703Z	200.72° SSW	2025-08-11 01:59:01.703Z	156.659° SSE	43.498°	2025-08-11 02:05:01.703Z	35.581° NE
8 mins	2025-08-11 03:44:01.703Z	278.754° WNW	2025-08-11 03:47:01.703Z	313.93° NW	21.437°	2025-08-11 03:52:01.703Z	8.625° NNE
7 mins	2025-08-11 09:15:01.703Z	3.204° NNE	2025-08-11 09:18:01.703Z	37.784° NE	18.788°	2025-08-11 09:22:01.703Z	82.257° E
10 mins	2025-08-11 11:02:01.703Z	326.723° NNW	2025-08-11 11:06:01.703Z	271.008° WNW	44.866°	2025-08-11 11:12:01.703Z	152.302° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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