COSMOS 1690, 16138
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 1690, 16138 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 09 Oct 1985 UTC via a TSIKLON-3 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
4 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
NPO PM
Mission
Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
STRELA-3, Unknown motor
Mass
225 kg wet, 225 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 1.6 m
Radar Cross Section
1.257 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 COSMOS 1690
1 16138U 85094A 25186.23839534 .00000005 00000-0 -30318-4 0 9999
2 16138 82.6071 83.1520 0022282 9.3998 108.4336 12.66093377836464Epoch: 2025-07-05T05:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T05:43:17.357Z)
Latitude
61.1312°
Longitude
-119.69319°
Altitude
1,413.812 km
Speed
7.157 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 38m 26s
True Declination
60° 59' 52"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-36.22656°
Longitude
-100.83703°
Altitude
1,426.876 km
Speed
7.14 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 43m 27s
Apparent Declination
-56° 17' 40"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:56:12
Azimuth
225.016° WSW
Elevation
-41.808°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #94 in the year 1985 (1985-10-09 UTC)
COSMOS 1690 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. |
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| 13 mins | 2025-07-05 16:35:02.836Z | 137.558° SSE | 2025-07-05 16:41:02.836Z | 89.007° E | 25.453° | 2025-07-05 16:48:02.836Z | 29.166° NE |
| 14 mins | 2025-07-05 18:29:02.836Z | 207.918° SW | 2025-07-05 18:36:02.836Z | 293.289° NW | 39.576° | 2025-07-05 18:43:02.836Z | 358.387° N |
| 14 mins | 2025-07-06 04:29:02.836Z | 4.052° NNE | 2025-07-06 04:35:02.836Z | 69.982° E | 40.387° | 2025-07-06 04:43:02.836Z | 156.014° SSE |
| 12 mins | 2025-07-06 06:24:02.836Z | 324.642° NNW | 2025-07-06 06:29:02.836Z | 281.158° WNW | 25.125° | 2025-07-06 06:36:02.836Z | 223.056° SW |
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