COSMOS 1860, 18122
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 1860, 18122 is a payload satellite owned by VMF (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 18 Jun 1987 UTC via a TSIKLON-2 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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
ARSL/KOMET
Mission
Defense Sigint
Bus & Motor
US-A REACTOR, Unknown motor
Mass
4,300 kg wet, 1,154 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cone + Cyl, 2.9 m
Radar Cross Section
6.586 m², Large (>1 m²)
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0 COSMOS 1860
1 18122U 87052A 26170.98695566 -.00000074 00000-0 12711-4 0 9994
2 18122 65.0112 22.1880 0055010 208.9454 150.8553 13.84969681973208Epoch: 2026-06-19T23:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T23:41:12.969Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
118.6759°
Altitude
983.489 km
Speed
7.343 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 28m 45s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
23:09:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
985.205 km
Perigee altitude
904.636 km
Semi-major axis
7,323.057 km
Eccentricity
0.0055
Inclination
65.0112°
RAAN
22.188°
Arg. of periapsis
208.9454°
True anomaly
151.16047°
Mean anomaly
150.8553°
Eccentric anomaly
151.00807°
Mean motion
3.46341 °/min
Orbital period
103.94 mins
BSTAR
0.000012711
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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 1987 (1987-06-18 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.COSMOS 1860 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. |
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| 10 mins | 2026-06-22 14:10:49.334Z | 162.502° S | 2026-06-22 14:15:49.334Z | 109.827° ESE | 24.003° | 2026-06-22 14:20:49.334Z | 56.161° ENE |
| 11 mins | 2026-06-22 15:57:49.334Z | 232.852° WSW | 2026-06-22 16:02:49.334Z | 313.208° NW | 39.402° | 2026-06-22 16:08:49.334Z | 23.989° NE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-22 17:49:49.334Z | 313.833° NW | 2026-06-22 17:50:49.334Z | 323.88° NNW | 13.38° | 2026-06-22 17:53:49.334Z | 353.368° N |
| 9 mins | 2026-06-22 23:17:49.334Z | 352.863° N | 2026-06-22 23:21:49.334Z | 52.366° ENE | 30.576° | 2026-06-22 23:26:49.334Z | 112.763° SE |
| 9 mins | 2026-06-23 01:04:49.334Z | 306.225° NW | 2026-06-23 01:08:49.334Z | 246.225° WSW | 32.921° | 2026-06-23 01:13:49.334Z | 181.855° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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