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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
Omsk Av. Zav.
Mission
Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
KAUR-1 11F627, Unknown motor
Mass
800 kg wet, 800 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 2.5 m
Radar Cross Section
9.978 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2016
1 19921U 89028A 26171.45454855 .00000034 00000-0 18883-4 0 9995
2 19921 82.9610 185.1138 0039647 180.4750 297.8938 13.75344167866323Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:54:32.994Z)
Latitude
61.32278°
Longitude
-80.17031°
Altitude
977.37 km
Speed
7.376 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 28m 32s
True Declination
61° 10' 55"
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
23:21:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,006.758 km
Perigee altitude
948.431 km
Semi-major axis
7,355.732 km
Eccentricity
0.00396
Inclination
82.961°
RAAN
185.1138°
Arg. of periapsis
180.475°
True anomaly
297.49133°
Mean anomaly
297.8938°
Eccentric anomaly
297.69266°
Mean motion
3.44036 °/min
Orbital period
104.64 mins
BSTAR
0.000018883
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Other satellites on launch #28 in the year 1989 (1989-04-04 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 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. |
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| 9 mins | 2026-06-22 13:34:31.265Z | 329.847° NNW | 2026-06-22 13:38:31.265Z | 281.349° WNW | 29.233° | 2026-06-22 13:43:31.265Z | 213.824° SW |
| 11 mins | 2026-06-23 01:18:31.265Z | 178.161° S | 2026-06-23 01:23:31.265Z | 64.96° ENE | 44.159° | 2026-06-23 01:29:31.265Z | 9.962° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-23 03:07:31.265Z | 272.452° WNW | 2026-06-23 03:09:31.265Z | 293.767° NW | 15.239° | 2026-06-23 03:12:31.265Z | 324.003° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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