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COSMOS 1996, 19787

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1996, 19787 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

19787, 1989-009C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 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 11 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1996
1 19787U 89009C   25181.88770179  .00000010  00000-0 -66950-5 0  9995
2 19787  82.6121 229.5343 0007737 123.3801  49.8420 12.62915310677089

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:18:17.434Z)

Latitude

6.58353°

Longitude

169.91739°

Altitude

1,409.171 km

Speed

7.158 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 14m 43s

True Declination

6° 32' 52"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

4.02898°

Longitude

169.94737°

Altitude

1,409.65 km

Speed

7.157 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 07m 37s

Apparent Declination

-19° 15' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:21:44

Azimuth

78.174° E

Elevation

-43.724°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,414.277 km

Perigee altitude

1,402.229 km

Semi-major axis

7,786.39 km

Eccentricity

0.00077

Inclination

82.6121°

RAAN

229.5343°

Arg. of periapsis

123.3801°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

49.842°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15892 °/min

Orbital period

113.96 mins

BSTAR

-0.000006695

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COSMOS 1996 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 14:06:34.456Z	7.795° NNE	2025-07-01 14:13:34.456Z	72.41° E	33.066°	2025-07-01 14:20:34.456Z	139.337° SSE
13 mins	2025-07-01 16:02:34.456Z	333.07° NNW	2025-07-01 16:08:34.456Z	272.34° WNW	33.219°	2025-07-01 16:15:34.456Z	208.563° SW
13 mins	2025-07-02 02:55:34.456Z	146.265° SSE	2025-07-02 03:01:34.456Z	83.597° E	33.022°	2025-07-02 03:08:34.456Z	22.641° NE
14 mins	2025-07-02 04:49:34.456Z	221.28° SW	2025-07-02 04:56:34.456Z	291.693° WNW	33.23°	2025-07-02 05:03:34.456Z	353.202° N

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