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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
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, 0.8 m
Radar Cross Section
1.257 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 1694
1 16142U 85094E 25242.86554332 .00000003 00000-0 -42175-4 0 9998
2 16142 82.6042 87.2266 0011689 13.0811 358.0239 12.63683583839991Epoch: 2025-08-30T20:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T20:46:22.942Z)
Latitude
10.96104°
Longitude
157.77072°
Altitude
1,400.664 km
Speed
7.165 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 54m 38s
True Declination
10° 54' 08"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:09:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,414.193 km
Perigee altitude
1,395.997 km
Semi-major axis
7,783.232 km
Eccentricity
0.00117
Inclination
82.6042°
RAAN
87.2266°
Arg. of periapsis
13.0811°
True anomaly
358.01927°
Mean anomaly
358.0239°
Eccentric anomaly
358.02159°
Mean motion
3.16085 °/min
Orbital period
113.89 mins
BSTAR
-0.000042175
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Other satellites on launch #94 in the year 1985 (1985-10-09 UTC)
COSMOS 1694 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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| 15 mins | 2025-08-31 13:53:58.360Z | 167.267° S | 2025-08-31 14:01:58.360Z | 79.339° E | 40.619° | 2025-08-31 14:08:58.360Z | 15.976° NNE |
| 11 mins | 2025-08-31 15:51:58.360Z | 244.324° WSW | 2025-08-31 15:56:58.360Z | 291.261° WNW | 25.172° | 2025-08-31 16:02:58.360Z | 343.31° N |
| 11 mins | 2025-08-31 23:56:58.360Z | 26.1° NE | 2025-09-01 00:01:58.360Z | 69.984° E | 21.617° | 2025-09-01 00:07:58.360Z | 116.808° SE |
| 14 mins | 2025-09-01 01:50:58.360Z | 346.219° N | 2025-09-01 01:56:58.360Z | 283.539° WNW | 43.39° | 2025-09-01 02:04:58.360Z | 185.286° SSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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