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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 (38 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.9 m

Radar Cross Section

1.257 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1994
1 19785U 89009A   26317.30003694  .00000037  00000-0  14494-3 0  9995
2 19785  82.6203 256.8099 0012615 335.7003 177.7237 12.64345772742220

Epoch: 2026-11-13T07:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T07:12:03.191Z)

Latitude

26.36531°

Longitude

-87.28701°

Altitude

1,417.938 km

Speed

7.149 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 52m 35s

True Declination

26° 14' 25"

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

09:53:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,412.19 km

Perigee altitude

1,392.56 km

Semi-major axis

7,780.512 km

Eccentricity

0.00126

Inclination

82.6203°

RAAN

256.8099°

Arg. of periapsis

335.7003°

True anomaly

177.72943°

Mean anomaly

177.7237°

Eccentric anomaly

177.72657°

Mean motion

3.1625 °/min

Orbital period

113.83 mins

BSTAR

0.00014494

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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.
14 mins	2026-11-13 19:46:58.385Z	145.833° SSE	2026-11-13 19:53:58.385Z	82.729° E	35.755°	2026-11-13 20:00:58.385Z	24.262° NE
14 mins	2026-11-13 21:41:58.385Z	217.456° SW	2026-11-13 21:47:58.385Z	277.54° WNW	46.031°	2026-11-13 21:55:58.385Z	355.748° N
6 mins	2026-11-14 05:49:58.385Z	40.844° NE	2026-11-14 05:52:58.385Z	63.36° ENE	13.236°	2026-11-14 05:55:58.385Z	85.078° E
15 mins	2026-11-14 07:41:58.385Z	358.042° N	2026-11-14 07:48:58.385Z	83.644° E	72.093°	2026-11-14 07:56:58.385Z	164.988° S
10 mins	2026-11-14 09:37:58.385Z	319.743° NNW	2026-11-14 09:42:58.385Z	278.265° WNW	22.272°	2026-11-14 09:47:58.385Z	237.753° WSW

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COSMOS 1994, 19785

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T07:12:03.191Z)

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