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COSMOS 2116, 21030

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2116, 21030 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 22 Dec 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

21030, 1990-114C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1990-12-22 (35 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.6 m

Radar Cross Section

1.257 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2116
1 21030U 90114C   25192.16649920  .00000041  00000-0  16302-3 0  9997
2 21030  82.5732  65.4902 0004852 147.4454 329.6076 12.64312457594577

Epoch: 2025-07-11T03:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T03:59:45.53Z)

Latitude

62.13314°

Longitude

-117.97262°

Altitude

1,412.549 km

Speed

7.161 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 25m 09s

True Declination

62° 00' 10"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

42.74793°

Longitude

82.9724°

Altitude

1,412.287 km

Speed

7.158 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 59m 30s

Apparent Declination

7° 53' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:35:55

Azimuth

46.231° ENE

Elevation

-30.1°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,406.288 km

Perigee altitude

1,398.738 km

Semi-major axis

7,780.65 km

Eccentricity

0.00049

Inclination

82.5732°

RAAN

65.4902°

Arg. of periapsis

147.4454°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

329.6076°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.16242 °/min

Orbital period

113.84 mins

BSTAR

0.00016302

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Other satellites on launch #114 in the year 1990 (1990-12-22 UTC)

COSMOS 2116 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.
12 mins	2025-07-11 14:53:13.792Z	131.447° SE	2025-07-11 14:59:13.792Z	82.624° E	23.277°	2025-07-11 15:05:13.792Z	33.281° NE
15 mins	2025-07-11 16:46:13.792Z	201.616° SSW	2025-07-11 16:53:13.792Z	274.666° WNW	41.827°	2025-07-11 17:01:13.792Z	1.153° NNE
14 mins	2025-07-12 02:47:13.792Z	4.75° NNE	2025-07-12 02:54:13.792Z	83.848° E	38.469°	2025-07-12 03:01:13.792Z	150.936° SSE
12 mins	2025-07-12 04:43:13.792Z	324.476° NNW	2025-07-12 04:48:13.792Z	277.034° WNW	27.282°	2025-07-12 04:55:13.792Z	218.426° SW

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