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COSMOS 1912, 18791

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1912, 18791 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

18791, 1988-002D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 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 14 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1912
1 18791U 88002D   25181.82164927  .00000034  00000-0  12678-3 0  9994
2 18791  82.6092 102.9616 0010228 175.9259 238.9189 12.65059250729464

Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:43:10.496Z)

Latitude

54.16851°

Longitude

-101.66068°

Altitude

1,415.099 km

Speed

7.156 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 33m 02s

True Declination

54° 01' 08"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

58.10748°

Longitude

55.70765°

Altitude

1,407.131 km

Speed

7.164 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 43m 15s

Apparent Declination

35° 54' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:59:40

Azimuth

317.855° NNW

Elevation

1.601°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,407.402 km

Perigee altitude

1,391.492 km

Semi-major axis

7,777.584 km

Eccentricity

0.00102

Inclination

82.6092°

RAAN

102.9616°

Arg. of periapsis

175.9259°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

238.9189°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.16429 °/min

Orbital period

113.77 mins

BSTAR

0.00012678

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

COSMOS 1912 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	2025-07-01 18:18:23.844Z	143.822° SSE	2025-07-01 18:25:23.844Z	82.195° E	29.115°	2025-07-01 18:31:23.844Z	28.839° NE
14 mins	2025-07-01 20:13:23.844Z	215.704° SW	2025-07-01 20:19:23.844Z	279.395° WNW	36.971°	2025-07-01 20:27:23.844Z	356.965° N
14 mins	2025-07-02 06:13:23.844Z	0.213° NNE	2025-07-02 06:19:23.844Z	63.471° ENE	42.65°	2025-07-02 06:27:23.844Z	162.11° S
10 mins	2025-07-02 08:09:23.844Z	317.008° NNW	2025-07-02 08:13:23.844Z	282.269° WNW	21.634°	2025-07-02 08:19:23.844Z	232.734° WSW

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