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COSMOS 2095, 20740

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2095, 20740 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

20740, 1990-070F

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 (36 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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2095
1 20740U 90070F   26126.46820499  .00000027  00000-0  87743-4 0  9990
2 20740  82.5703 294.3501 0020353 110.8343 277.0843 12.66141046651753

Epoch: 2026-05-06T11:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T11:14:12.911Z)

Latitude

27.47192°

Longitude

-94.66341°

Altitude

1,399.007 km

Speed

7.164 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 52m 52s

True Declination

27° 20' 35"

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

06:09:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,410.836 km

Perigee altitude

1,379.194 km

Semi-major axis

7,773.152 km

Eccentricity

0.00204

Inclination

82.5703°

RAAN

294.3501°

Arg. of periapsis

110.8343°

True anomaly

276.85278°

Mean anomaly

277.0843°

Eccentric anomaly

276.96855°

Mean motion

3.167 °/min

Orbital period

113.67 mins

BSTAR

0.000087743

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COSMOS 2095 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.
15 mins	2026-05-06 23:04:39.560Z	352.352° N	2026-05-06 23:12:39.560Z	173.155° S	44.753°	2026-05-06 23:19:39.560Z	174.711° S
7 mins	2026-05-07 01:02:39.560Z	306.42° NW	2026-05-07 01:05:39.560Z	282.342° WNW	15.483°	2026-05-07 01:09:39.560Z	251.448° W
6 mins	2026-05-07 10:01:39.560Z	96.69° ESE	2026-05-07 10:03:39.560Z	80.648° E	15.151°	2026-05-07 10:07:39.560Z	49.393° ENE
15 mins	2026-05-07 11:50:39.560Z	184.396° SSW	2026-05-07 11:57:39.560Z	27.474° NE	44.928°	2026-05-07 12:05:39.560Z	8.126° NNE
8 mins	2026-05-07 13:49:39.560Z	266.974° W	2026-05-07 13:53:39.560Z	300.207° NW	17.038°	2026-05-07 13:57:39.560Z	331.679° NNW
13 mins	2026-05-07 21:50:39.560Z	13.586° NNE	2026-05-07 21:56:39.560Z	70.028° E	29.615°	2026-05-07 22:03:39.560Z	133.579° SE

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COSMOS 2095, 20740

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T11:14:12.911Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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