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COSMOS 2050, 20330

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2050, 20330 is a payload satellite owned by PVO (CIS) in HEO that was launched on Thu, 23 Nov 1989 UTC via an MOLNIYA 8K78M 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

20330, 1989-091A

Orbit

HEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Aerospace Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPOL/KOMET

Mission

Defense Early Warn

Bus & Motor

OKO, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,250 kg wet, ~1,150 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1989-11-23 (37 years ago)

Launch vehicle

MOLNIYA 8K78M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

9.475 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago

0 COSMOS 2050
1 20330U 89091A   26152.19337284  .00000303  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 20330  65.4956  85.7394 5929045 163.9087 228.9688  2.00395128267489

Epoch: 2026-06-01T04:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-01T04:38:27.413Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

126.42688°

Altitude

33,673.293 km

Speed

2.215 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 42m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

06:36:28

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,952.473 km

Perigee altitude

4,440.215 km

Semi-major axis

26,574.481 km

Eccentricity

0.5929

Inclination

65.4956°

RAAN

85.7394°

Arg. of periapsis

163.9087°

True anomaly

196.12891°

Mean anomaly

228.9688°

Eccentric anomaly

211.31344°

Mean motion

0.50101 °/min

Orbital period

718.55 mins

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Other satellites on launch #91 in the year 1989 (1989-11-23 UTC)

SL-6 R/B(2), 20333

SL-6 R/B(1), 20331 (Decayed)

SL-6 PLAT, 20332 (Decayed)

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COSMOS 2050 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.
42 mins	2026-06-05 08:13:44.511Z	328.393° NNW	2026-06-05 08:38:44.511Z	270.125° WNW	31.449°	2026-06-05 08:55:44.511Z	204.543° SW
269 mins	2026-06-05 15:41:44.511Z	117.041° SE	2026-06-05 19:07:44.511Z	84.234° E	40.556°	2026-06-05 20:10:44.511Z	30.936° NE

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COSMOS 2050, 20330

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-01T04:38:27.413Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #91 in the year 1989 (1989-11-23 UTC)

COSMOS 2050 Visibility forecast

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