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COSMOS 2016, 19921

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2016, 19921 is a payload satellite owned by VMF (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 04 Apr 1989 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M 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

19921, 1989-028A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Navy (RU)

Manufacturer

Omsk Av. Zav.

Mission

Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

KAUR-1 11F627, Unknown motor

Mass

800 kg wet, 800 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1989-04-04 (37 years ago)

Launch vehicle

KOSMOS 11K65M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

9.978 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2016
1 19921U 89028A   26094.92131080  .00000066  00000-0  52567-4 0  9995
2 19921  82.9602 241.6713 0040365  37.9782  80.7303 13.75337401855800

Epoch: 2026-04-04T22:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-04T22:06:41.253Z)

Latitude

60.16295°

Longitude

-115.60241°

Altitude

986.042 km

Speed

7.367 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 17m 12s

True Declination

60° 01' 08"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

16:16:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,007.31 km

Perigee altitude

947.927 km

Semi-major axis

7,355.756 km

Eccentricity

0.00404

Inclination

82.9602°

RAAN

241.6713°

Arg. of periapsis

37.9782°

True anomaly

81.18717°

Mean anomaly

80.7303°

Eccentric anomaly

80.9587°

Mean motion

3.44035 °/min

Orbital period

104.64 mins

BSTAR

0.000052567

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Other satellites on launch #28 in the year 1989 (1989-04-04 UTC)

SL-8 R/B, 19922

SL-8 DEB, 43335

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COSMOS 2016 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.
9 mins	2026-04-05 11:38:01.789Z	234.375° WSW	2026-04-05 11:43:01.789Z	292.273° WNW	23.219°	2026-04-05 11:47:01.789Z	338.126° N
9 mins	2026-04-05 20:50:01.789Z	18.767° NNE	2026-04-05 20:54:01.789Z	74.996° E	30.869°	2026-04-05 20:59:01.789Z	138.241° SSE
9 mins	2026-04-05 22:35:01.789Z	327.591° NNW	2026-04-05 22:39:01.789Z	279.796° WNW	27.894°	2026-04-05 22:44:01.789Z	216.789° SW

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COSMOS 2016, 19921

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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Other satellites on launch #28 in the year 1989 (1989-04-04 UTC)

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