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COSMOS 1994, 19785

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1994, 19785 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 10 Feb 1989 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

19785, 1989-009A

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)

1989-02-10 (37 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, Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1994
1 19785U 89009A   26126.19697810  .00000035  00000-0  13398-3 0  9999
2 19785  82.6250  18.5270 0013850  47.8579 108.6993 12.64341853718071

Epoch: 2026-05-06T04:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T04:43:38.907Z)

Latitude

23.10624°

Longitude

-99.59615°

Altitude

1,411.199 km

Speed

7.155 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 01m 30s

True Declination

22° 59' 34"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

20:13:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,413.167 km

Perigee altitude

1,391.615 km

Semi-major axis

7,780.528 km

Eccentricity

0.00139

Inclination

82.625°

RAAN

18.527°

Arg. of periapsis

47.8579°

True anomaly

108.84955°

Mean anomaly

108.6993°

Eccentric anomaly

108.77443°

Mean motion

3.16249 °/min

Orbital period

113.83 mins

BSTAR

0.00013398

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COSMOS 1994 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.
5 mins	2026-05-06 15:28:47.214Z	92.322° ESE	2026-05-06 15:30:47.214Z	77.749° E	11.661°	2026-05-06 15:33:47.214Z	55.804° ENE
14 mins	2026-05-06 17:17:47.214Z	175.249° S	2026-05-06 17:24:47.214Z	72.746° E	43.726°	2026-05-06 17:31:47.214Z	11.834° NNE
10 mins	2026-05-06 19:15:47.214Z	256.207° W	2026-05-06 19:19:47.214Z	290.921° WNW	20.688°	2026-05-06 19:25:47.214Z	340.035° N
12 mins	2026-05-07 03:18:47.214Z	18.283° NNE	2026-05-07 03:24:47.214Z	73.221° E	25.804°	2026-05-07 03:30:47.214Z	124.115° SE
15 mins	2026-05-07 05:12:47.214Z	342.647° N	2026-05-07 05:19:47.214Z	267.562° W	40.301°	2026-05-07 05:27:47.214Z	193.153° SSW

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COSMOS 1994, 19785

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 1989 (1989-02-10 UTC)

COSMOS 1994 Visibility forecast

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