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COSMOS 1909, 18788

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1909, 18788 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 15 Jan 1988 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

18788, 1988-002A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1988-01-15 (37 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.6 m

Radar Cross Section

1.257 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1909
1 18788U 88002A   25181.86893403  .00000040  00000-0  16303-3 0  9998
2 18788  82.6115 140.8718 0002888  58.6946 359.5752 12.62857962726469

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:51:15.9Z)

Latitude

57.59876°

Longitude

-79.3862°

Altitude

1,418.553 km

Speed

7.158 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 10m 24s

True Declination

57° 27' 22"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-75.96739°

Longitude

-122.53348°

Altitude

1,440.227 km

Speed

7.141 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 35m 22s

Apparent Declination

-60° 14' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:04:59

Azimuth

169.651° S

Elevation

-69.155°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,410.738 km

Perigee altitude

1,406.24 km

Semi-major axis

7,786.626 km

Eccentricity

0.00029

Inclination

82.6115°

RAAN

140.8718°

Arg. of periapsis

58.6946°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

359.5752°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15878 °/min

Orbital period

113.97 mins

BSTAR

0.00016303

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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 1988 (1988-01-15 UTC)

COSMOS 1909 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.
12 mins	2025-07-01 10:29:41.989Z	328.482° NNW	2025-07-01 10:35:41.989Z	275.496° WNW	26.746°	2025-07-01 10:41:41.989Z	223.245° SW
14 mins	2025-07-01 21:21:41.989Z	162.073° S	2025-07-01 21:28:41.989Z	86.326° E	39.209°	2025-07-01 21:35:41.989Z	18.027° NNE
12 mins	2025-07-01 23:18:41.989Z	240.095° WSW	2025-07-01 23:23:41.989Z	287.852° WNW	27.056°	2025-07-01 23:30:41.989Z	347.938° N
10 mins	2025-07-02 07:24:41.989Z	29.895° NE	2025-07-02 07:28:41.989Z	64.033° ENE	20.054°	2025-07-02 07:34:41.989Z	111.657° ESE
9 mins	2025-07-02 09:17:41.989Z	348.786° N	2025-07-02 09:24:41.989Z	267.159° W	44.299°	2025-07-02 09:26:41.989Z	196.431° SSW

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