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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
NPO PM
Mission
Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
STRELA-3, Unknown motor
Mass
225 kg wet, 225 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 0.9 m
Radar Cross Section
1.257 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 COSMOS 1996
1 19787U 89009C 26317.32231946 .00000034 00000-0 13099-3 0 9999
2 19787 82.6116 271.3689 0007597 73.2572 80.1320 12.62928339740255Epoch: 2026-11-13T07:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T07:44:08.401Z)
Latitude
26.31985°
Longitude
-80.76871°
Altitude
1,412.93 km
Speed
7.157 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 50m 50s
True Declination
26° 11' 42"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:53:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,414.115 km
Perigee altitude
1,402.284 km
Semi-major axis
7,786.336 km
Eccentricity
0.00076
Inclination
82.6116°
RAAN
271.3689°
Arg. of periapsis
73.2572°
True anomaly
80.21778°
Mean anomaly
80.132°
Eccentric anomaly
80.17489°
Mean motion
3.15895 °/min
Orbital period
113.96 mins
BSTAR
0.00013099
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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 1989 (1989-02-10 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 12 mins | 2026-11-13 20:20:58.271Z | 129.739° SE | 2026-11-13 20:26:58.271Z | 81.328° E | 24.46° | 2026-11-13 20:32:58.271Z | 33.253° NE |
| 15 mins | 2026-11-13 22:13:58.271Z | 199.991° SSW | 2026-11-13 22:20:58.271Z | 273.874° WNW | 65.894° | 2026-11-13 22:28:58.271Z | 1.7° NNE |
| 14 mins | 2026-11-14 08:15:58.271Z | 6.564° NNE | 2026-11-14 08:21:58.271Z | 67.867° E | 50.89° | 2026-11-14 08:29:58.271Z | 150.466° SSE |
| 13 mins | 2026-11-14 10:10:58.271Z | 329.254° NNW | 2026-11-14 10:16:58.271Z | 274.708° WNW | 32.296° | 2026-11-14 10:23:58.271Z | 216.858° SW |
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