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COSMOS 1888, 18384

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1888, 18384 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 01 Oct 1987 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM-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

18384, 1987-084A

Orbit

GEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPOPM/NPOL

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

GEIZER, Unknown motor

Mass

2,100 kg wet, ~1,900 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1987-10-01 (38 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-K/DM-2

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan + 1 Plate, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

27.853 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1888
1 18384U 87084A   25319.40746159 -.00000342  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 18384  11.1011 327.4416 0004338 255.8166 112.9935  1.00228592139551

Epoch: 2025-11-15T09:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-15T09:46:44.681Z)

Latitude

1.71208°

Longitude

134.69174°

Altitude

35,805.209 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 24m 27s

True Declination

1° 42' 37"

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

18:44:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,818.017 km

Perigee altitude

35,781.423 km

Semi-major axis

42,177.857 km

Eccentricity

0.00043

Inclination

11.1011°

RAAN

327.4416°

Arg. of periapsis

255.8166°

True anomaly

113.03925°

Mean anomaly

112.9935°

Eccentric anomaly

113.01638°

Mean motion

0.25056 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.77 mins

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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 1987 (1987-10-01 UTC)

SL-12 R/B(2), 18387

SL-12 R/B(1), 18385 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 18388 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 18420 (Decayed)

SL-12 PLAT, 18386 (Decayed)

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COSMOS 1888, 18384

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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