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COSMOS 2093, 20738

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2093, 20738 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 08 Aug 1990 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

20738, 1990-070D

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1990-08-08 (35 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

1.257 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2093
1 20738U 90070D   26036.39745581  .00000029  00000-0  10025-3 0  9997
2 20738  82.5746  25.3055 0009812  51.9813 101.7229 12.64090940637723

Epoch: 2026-02-05T09:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T09:32:20.181Z)

Latitude

25.9803°

Longitude

-76.95214°

Altitude

1,410.676 km

Speed

7.157 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 26m 43s

True Declination

25° 51' 23"

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

01:18:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,411.058 km

Perigee altitude

1,395.787 km

Semi-major axis

7,781.56 km

Eccentricity

0.00098

Inclination

82.5746°

RAAN

25.3055°

Arg. of periapsis

51.9813°

True anomaly

101.83296°

Mean anomaly

101.7229°

Eccentric anomaly

101.77793°

Mean motion

3.16186 °/min

Orbital period

113.86 mins

BSTAR

0.00010025

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COSMOS 2093 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.
16 mins	2026-02-06 00:00:07.423Z	189.457° SSW	2026-02-06 00:08:07.423Z	258.375° W	44.677°	2026-02-06 00:16:07.423Z	5.761° NNE
7 mins	2026-02-06 02:01:07.423Z	272.059° WNW	2026-02-06 02:04:07.423Z	295.319° NW	14.912°	2026-02-06 02:08:07.423Z	326.463° NNW
14 mins	2026-02-06 10:02:07.423Z	9.382° NNE	2026-02-06 10:09:07.423Z	79.136° E	32.926°	2026-02-06 10:16:07.423Z	140.593° SSE
14 mins	2026-02-06 11:57:07.423Z	335.03° NNW	2026-02-06 12:03:07.423Z	280.436° WNW	33.193°	2026-02-06 12:11:07.423Z	206.743° SW
13 mins	2026-02-06 22:50:07.423Z	145.167° SSE	2026-02-06 22:56:07.423Z	81.715° E	32.47°	2026-02-06 23:03:07.423Z	22.547° NE

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COSMOS 2093, 20738

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T09:32:20.181Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #70 in the year 1990 (1990-08-08 UTC)

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