COSMOS 2143, 21299
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2143, 21299 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS RF (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 16 May 1991 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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
NPO PM
Mission
Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
STRELA-3, Unknown motor
Mass
225 kg wet, 225 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 0.8 m
Radar Cross Section
1.257 m², Large (>1 m²)
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0 COSMOS 2143
1 21299U 91033A 26171.46754301 .00000036 00000-0 13980-3 0 9999
2 21299 82.5753 300.6555 0013573 49.7790 21.0789 12.63928984618985Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:13:15.716Z)
Latitude
69.64224°
Longitude
-115.88717°
Altitude
1,408.935 km
Speed
7.167 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 24m 26s
True Declination
69° 32' 21"
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
02:18:51
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,414.651 km
Perigee altitude
1,393.525 km
Semi-major axis
7,782.225 km
Eccentricity
0.00136
Inclination
82.5753°
RAAN
300.6555°
Arg. of periapsis
49.779°
True anomaly
21.13493°
Mean anomaly
21.0789°
Eccentric anomaly
21.1069°
Mean motion
3.16146 °/min
Orbital period
113.87 mins
BSTAR
0.0001398
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Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 1991 (1991-05-16 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 2143 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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| 10 mins | 2026-06-22 18:34:03.202Z | 26.316° NE | 2026-06-22 18:39:03.202Z | 67.035° ENE | 18.619° | 2026-06-22 18:44:03.202Z | 106.085° ESE |
| 14 mins | 2026-06-22 20:28:03.202Z | 350.249° N | 2026-06-22 20:35:03.202Z | 221.696° SW | 44.584° | 2026-06-22 20:42:03.202Z | 178.899° S |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-22 22:26:03.202Z | 299.876° NW | 2026-06-22 22:28:03.202Z | 284.315° WNW | 13.958° | 2026-06-22 22:32:03.202Z | 254.787° W |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-23 07:24:03.202Z | 106.652° ESE | 2026-06-23 07:27:03.202Z | 82.051° E | 17.36° | 2026-06-23 07:32:03.202Z | 42.565° NE |
| 15 mins | 2026-06-23 09:14:03.202Z | 189.496° SSW | 2026-06-23 09:21:03.202Z | 260.528° W | 44.755° | 2026-06-23 09:29:03.202Z | 6.021° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-23 11:14:03.202Z | 272.033° WNW | 2026-06-23 11:17:03.202Z | 295.498° NW | 15.107° | 2026-06-23 11:21:03.202Z | 326.766° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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