COSMOS 1691 DEB, 16268

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1691 DEB, 16268 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Wed, 09 Oct 1985 UTC launched from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

16268, 1985-094M

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

Russian Strategic Rocket Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1985-10-09 (40 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1691 DEB
1 16268U 85094M   25185.72249367  .00000281  00000-0  16165-2 0  9992
2 16268  82.7096  55.5685 0078171 199.4440 224.8615 12.56471781813187

Epoch: 2025-07-04T17:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T17:20:23.453Z)

Latitude

62.84008°

Longitude

-113.13258°

Altitude

1,491.848 km

Speed

7.104 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 39m 44s

True Declination

62° 42' 48"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

79.45423°

Longitude

-84.80321°

Altitude

1,476.798 km

Speed

7.12 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 42m 35s

Apparent Declination

32° 13' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:32:36

Azimuth

11.039° NNE

Elevation

-16.936°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,495.94 km

Perigee altitude

1,373.79 km

Semi-major axis

7,813.002 km

Eccentricity

0.00782

Inclination

82.7096°

RAAN

55.5685°

Arg. of periapsis

199.444°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

224.8615°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.1428 °/min

Orbital period

114.55 mins

BSTAR

0.0016165

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COSMOS 1691 DEB 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.
9 mins	2025-07-05 14:10:21.147Z	108.529° ESE	2025-07-05 14:14:21.147Z	79.025° E	16.526°	2025-07-05 14:19:21.147Z	42.522° NE
16 mins	2025-07-05 16:01:21.147Z	184.674° SSW	2025-07-05 16:08:21.147Z	182.326° SSW	44.751°	2025-07-05 16:17:21.147Z	7.709° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-05 18:01:21.147Z	263.829° W	2025-07-05 18:05:21.147Z	294.825° NW	17.909°	2025-07-05 18:10:21.147Z	333.065° NNW
13 mins	2025-07-06 02:07:21.147Z	14.742° NNE	2025-07-06 02:13:21.147Z	76.396° E	31.316°	2025-07-06 02:20:21.147Z	137.692° SSE
13 mins	2025-07-06 04:02:21.147Z	335.912° NNW	2025-07-06 04:08:21.147Z	278.369° WNW	34.7°	2025-07-06 04:15:21.147Z	207.057° SW

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