COSMOS 1897, 18575
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 1897, 18575 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 26 Nov 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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
NPO PM
Mission
Non-operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
KAUR-4 AL'TAIR, Unknown motor
Mass
2,400 kg wet, ~2,200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 2.5 m
Radar Cross Section
9.425 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 1897
1 18575U 87096A 26071.72871029 -.00000077 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 18575 11.1577 327.5254 0005206 130.6003 46.6549 1.00323230140221Epoch: 2026-03-12T17:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-12T17:29:20.569Z)
Latitude
0.5203°
Longitude
72.19974°
Altitude
35,756.594 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 39m 38s
True Declination
0° 31' 11"
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
00:12:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,795.135 km
Perigee altitude
35,751.247 km
Semi-major axis
42,151.328 km
Eccentricity
0.00052
Inclination
11.1577°
RAAN
327.5254°
Arg. of periapsis
130.6003°
True anomaly
46.6983°
Mean anomaly
46.6549°
Eccentric anomaly
46.6766°
Mean motion
0.2508 °/min
Orbital period
1,435.41 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #96 in the year 1987 (1987-11-26 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 1897 Visibility
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