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COSMOS 1803, 17177

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1803, 17177 is a payload satellite owned by VTS SA (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 02 Dec 1986 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

17177, 1986-094A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Defense Geodetic

Bus & Motor

KAUR-1 11F666, Unknown motor

Mass

1,552 kg wet, 1,552 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1986-12-02 (39 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 2.9 m

Radar Cross Section

13.195 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1803
1 17177U 86094A   25365.82028302 -.00000007  00000-0 -12222-3 0  9997
2 17177  82.6067 113.0155 0004252  92.8309  27.8066 12.41549214771180

Epoch: 2025-12-31T19:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-31T19:41:12.452Z)

Latitude

58.63408°

Longitude

-114.99928°

Altitude

1,506.934 km

Speed

7.118 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 43m 08s

True Declination

58° 29' 44"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

06:28:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,500.741 km

Perigee altitude

1,494.043 km

Semi-major axis

7,875.529 km

Eccentricity

0.00043

Inclination

82.6067°

RAAN

113.0155°

Arg. of periapsis

92.8309°

True anomaly

27.82934°

Mean anomaly

27.8066°

Eccentric anomaly

27.81797°

Mean motion

3.10544 °/min

Orbital period

115.93 mins

BSTAR

-0.00012222

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Other satellites on launch #94 in the year 1986 (1986-12-02 UTC)

SL-14 DEB, 43321

SL-14 DEB, 43320

SL-14 R/B, 17178

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COSMOS 1803 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.
13 mins	2026-01-01 06:45:08.056Z	136.146° SSE	2026-01-01 06:51:08.056Z	88.534° E	26.429°	2026-01-01 06:58:08.056Z	29.966° NE
15 mins	2026-01-01 08:41:08.056Z	208.112° SW	2026-01-01 08:48:08.056Z	286.369° WNW	40.072°	2026-01-01 08:56:08.056Z	359.43° N
5 mins	2026-01-01 16:59:08.056Z	45.422° ENE	2026-01-01 17:01:08.056Z	59.989° ENE	13.005°	2026-01-01 17:04:08.056Z	81.215° E
16 mins	2026-01-01 18:52:08.056Z	357.947° N	2026-01-01 19:00:08.056Z	102.098° ESE	43.134°	2026-01-01 19:08:08.056Z	164.177° S
10 mins	2026-01-01 20:51:08.056Z	317.436° NNW	2026-01-01 20:56:08.056Z	275.222° WNW	21.716°	2026-01-01 21:01:08.056Z	236.405° WSW
7 mins	2026-01-02 06:01:08.056Z	101.314° ESE	2026-01-02 06:04:08.056Z	79.508° E	14.816°	2026-01-02 06:08:08.056Z	50.099° ENE

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COSMOS 1803, 17177

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-31T19:41:12.452Z)

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Other satellites on launch #94 in the year 1986 (1986-12-02 UTC)

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