COSMOS 1997, 19788
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 1997, 19788 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 7 hours ago
0 COSMOS 1997
1 19788U 89009D 26317.25667527 .00000031 00000-0 11178-3 0 9993
2 19788 82.6180 265.8873 0009884 11.4030 110.1017 12.63692411741331Epoch: 2026-11-13T06:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T06:09:36.743Z)
Latitude
57.71593°
Longitude
-70.66837°
Altitude
1,420.052 km
Speed
7.155 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 56m 27s
True Declination
57° 34' 25"
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
09:53:14
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,412.751 km
Perigee altitude
1,397.365 km
Semi-major axis
7,783.195 km
Eccentricity
0.00099
Inclination
82.618°
RAAN
265.8873°
Arg. of periapsis
11.403°
True anomaly
110.20802°
Mean anomaly
110.1017°
Eccentric anomaly
110.15486°
Mean motion
3.16087 °/min
Orbital period
113.89 mins
BSTAR
0.00011178
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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 1989 (1989-02-10 UTC)
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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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| 15 mins | 2026-11-13 20:48:00.391Z | 162.805° S | 2026-11-13 20:56:00.391Z | 84.982° E | 52.561° | 2026-11-13 21:03:00.391Z | 18.539° NNE |
| 13 mins | 2026-11-13 22:45:00.391Z | 234.146° WSW | 2026-11-13 22:51:00.391Z | 289.664° WNW | 31.836° | 2026-11-13 22:58:00.391Z | 349.074° N |
| 10 mins | 2026-11-14 06:51:00.391Z | 26.68° NE | 2026-11-14 06:56:00.391Z | 67.991° E | 20.49° | 2026-11-14 07:01:00.391Z | 107.305° ESE |
| 14 mins | 2026-11-14 08:45:00.391Z | 349.531° N | 2026-11-14 08:52:00.391Z | 224.976° SW | 77.774° | 2026-11-14 08:59:00.391Z | 180.263° SSW |
| 5 mins | 2026-11-14 10:43:00.391Z | 299.231° NW | 2026-11-14 10:45:00.391Z | 283.892° WNW | 13.911° | 2026-11-14 10:48:00.391Z | 261.499° W |
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