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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

Last TLE update

12 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)

1989-02-10 (36 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 12 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1994
1 19785U 89009A   25181.87215591  .00000002  00000-0 -45986-4 0  9990
2 19785  82.6193 215.4929 0013526  35.4235 138.0245 12.64332771678989

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:55:54.27Z)

Latitude

6.32267°

Longitude

161.52273°

Altitude

1,415.084 km

Speed

7.15 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 18m 41s

True Declination

6° 17' 18"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-14.49167°

Longitude

163.94491°

Altitude

1,420.762 km

Speed

7.145 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 32m 55s

Apparent Declination

-32° 32' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:04:21

Azimuth

97.289° ESE

Elevation

-47.355°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,412.952 km

Perigee altitude

1,391.904 km

Semi-major axis

7,780.565 km

Eccentricity

0.00135

Inclination

82.6193°

RAAN

215.4929°

Arg. of periapsis

35.4235°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

138.0245°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.16247 °/min

Orbital period

113.84 mins

BSTAR

-0.000045986

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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	2025-07-01 13:44:14.148Z	1.894° NNE	2025-07-01 13:50:14.148Z	69.867° E	41.979°	2025-07-01 13:58:14.148Z	159.981° S
10 mins	2025-07-01 15:40:14.148Z	317.556° NNW	2025-07-01 15:44:14.148Z	281.934° WNW	22.968°	2025-07-01 15:50:14.148Z	231.117° WSW
14 mins	2025-07-02 02:30:14.148Z	168.565° S	2025-07-02 02:37:14.148Z	78.585° E	41.821°	2025-07-02 02:44:14.148Z	14.638° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-02 04:27:14.148Z	246.398° WSW	2025-07-02 04:32:14.148Z	291.388° WNW	23.624°	2025-07-02 04:38:14.148Z	342.345° N

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