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COSMOS 1692, 16140

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1692, 16140 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

16140, 1985-094C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1985-10-09 (40 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.6 m

Radar Cross Section

1.257 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 COSMOS 1692
1 16140U 85094C   25185.21501652  .00000007  00000-0 -18174-4 0  9994
2 16140  82.6003  92.9146 0018683  79.8739  73.6636 12.64913633834388

Epoch: 2025-07-04T05:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T05:09:37.427Z)

Latitude

26.05272°

Longitude

-90.58413°

Altitude

1,401.688 km

Speed

7.163 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 57m 10s

True Declination

25° 55' 43"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

15.99468°

Longitude

-89.84454°

Altitude

1,403.944 km

Speed

7.16 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 17m 10s

Apparent Declination

-17° 44' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:35:23

Azimuth

258.968° W

Elevation

-14.686°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,414.577 km

Perigee altitude

1,385.513 km

Semi-major axis

7,778.182 km

Eccentricity

0.00187

Inclination

82.6003°

RAAN

92.9146°

Arg. of periapsis

79.8739°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

73.6636°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.16392 °/min

Orbital period

113.78 mins

BSTAR

-0.000018174

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Other satellites on launch #94 in the year 1985 (1985-10-09 UTC)

COSMOS 1690, 16138

COSMOS 1691 DEB, 43316

COSMOS 1691 DEB, 43317

COSMOS 1691 DEB, 43318

COSMOS 1691 DEB, 16264 (Decayed)

COSMOS 1691 DEB, 16265 (Decayed)

COSMOS 1691 DEB, 16266

COSMOS 1691 DEB, 16267

COSMOS 1691 DEB, 16268

COSMOS 1692 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.
7 mins	2025-07-05 16:35:17.980Z	100.263° ESE	2025-07-05 16:38:17.980Z	77.193° E	14.165°	2025-07-05 16:42:17.980Z	47.29° ENE
14 mins	2025-07-05 18:25:17.980Z	181.791° SSW	2025-07-05 18:31:17.980Z	152.303° SSE	44.552°	2025-07-05 18:39:17.980Z	9.033° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-05 20:23:17.980Z	260.444° W	2025-07-05 20:27:17.980Z	292.952° NW	18.007°	2025-07-05 20:32:17.980Z	333.511° NNW
12 mins	2025-07-06 04:26:17.980Z	18.278° NNE	2025-07-06 04:31:17.980Z	66.218° ENE	28.61°	2025-07-06 04:38:17.980Z	130.687° SE
14 mins	2025-07-06 06:20:17.980Z	338.392° N	2025-07-06 06:26:17.980Z	278.817° WNW	37.375°	2025-07-06 06:34:17.980Z	199.25° SSW

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