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COSMOS 1694, 16142

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1694, 16142 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
16142, 1985-094E
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
16 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)
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 16 hours ago
0 COSMOS 1694
1 16142U 85094E   25185.78545855  .00000017  00000-0  33687-4 0  9997
2 16142  82.6094 123.5952 0012249 133.6015 255.0817 12.63683461832785
Epoch: 2025-07-04T18:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T18:51:03.618Z)
Latitude
28.3293°
Longitude
-78.21276°
Altitude
1,413.601 km
Speed
7.155 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 30m 20s
True Declination
28° 11' 53"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
11.08811°
Longitude
95.92483°
Altitude
1,402.107 km
Speed
7.163 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
17h 31m 46s
Apparent Declination
-27° 49' 53"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:41:45
Azimuth
240.879° WSW
Elevation
-8.784°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,414.629 km
Perigee altitude
1,395.562 km
Semi-major axis
7,783.232 km
Eccentricity
0.00122
Inclination
82.6094°
RAAN
123.5952°
Arg. of periapsis
133.6015°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
255.0817°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.16084 °/min
Orbital period
113.89 mins
BSTAR
0.000033687
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COSMOS 1694 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
13 mins2025-07-05 19:30:28.530Z144.921° SSE2025-07-05 19:36:28.530Z91.304° ESE30.768°2025-07-05 19:43:28.530Z26.015° NE
13 mins2025-07-05 21:25:28.530Z219.816° SW2025-07-05 21:31:28.530Z284.394° WNW35.389°2025-07-05 21:38:28.530Z353.363° N
6 mins2025-07-06 05:33:28.530Z42.072° NE2025-07-06 05:35:28.530Z57.263° ENE13.092°2025-07-06 05:39:28.530Z86.958° E
15 mins2025-07-06 07:25:28.530Z357.568° N2025-07-06 07:32:28.530Z93.985° ESE43.796°2025-07-06 07:40:28.530Z166.266° S
9 mins2025-07-06 09:22:28.530Z312.276° NW2025-07-06 09:26:28.530Z277.244° WNW19.878°2025-07-06 09:31:28.530Z237.677° WSW
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