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COSMOS 1913, 18792

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1913, 18792 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

18792, 1988-002E

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

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 (38 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

1.257 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1913
1 18792U 88002E   26036.79054753  .00000049  00000-0  20250-3 0  9997
2 18792  82.6013 300.7886 0014070  11.2745  52.7119 12.65744330758137

Epoch: 2026-02-05T18:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T18:58:23.306Z)

Latitude

63.23253°

Longitude

-104.90404°

Altitude

1,403.541 km

Speed

7.167 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 02m 31s

True Declination

63° 06' 20"

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

04:36:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,407.578 km

Perigee altitude

1,385.7 km

Semi-major axis

7,774.776 km

Eccentricity

0.00141

Inclination

82.6013°

RAAN

300.7886°

Arg. of periapsis

11.2745°

True anomaly

52.84031°

Mean anomaly

52.7119°

Eccentric anomaly

52.77609°

Mean motion

3.166 °/min

Orbital period

113.71 mins

BSTAR

0.0002025

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COSMOS 1913 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.
15 mins	2026-02-06 04:43:27.739Z	2.87° NNE	2026-02-06 04:51:27.739Z	88.077° E	37.988°	2026-02-06 04:58:27.739Z	150.72° SSE
12 mins	2026-02-06 06:39:27.739Z	328.396° NNW	2026-02-06 06:45:27.739Z	272.875° WNW	27.779°	2026-02-06 06:51:27.739Z	220.721° SW
14 mins	2026-02-06 17:30:27.739Z	157.183° SSE	2026-02-06 17:36:27.739Z	93.514° ESE	37.628°	2026-02-06 17:44:27.739Z	17.749° NNE
13 mins	2026-02-06 19:25:27.739Z	231.941° WSW	2026-02-06 19:31:27.739Z	287.331° WNW	28.454°	2026-02-06 19:38:27.739Z	349.029° N

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COSMOS 1913, 18792

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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