COSMOS 2168, 21782
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2168, 21782 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS RF (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 12 Nov 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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TLE from 17 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2168
1 21782U 91077D 26235.28240674 .00000015 00000-0 24506-4 0 9992
2 21782 82.6003 169.9324 0012402 229.4362 297.5331 12.65532955606287Epoch: 2026-08-23T06:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-23T06:46:39.942Z)
Latitude
13.01092°
Longitude
-85.02588°
Altitude
1,397.734 km
Speed
7.164 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 12m 53s
True Declination
12° 56' 31"
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
14:59:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,407.149 km
Perigee altitude
1,387.862 km
Semi-major axis
7,775.642 km
Eccentricity
0.00124
Inclination
82.6003°
RAAN
169.9324°
Arg. of periapsis
229.4362°
True anomaly
297.40699°
Mean anomaly
297.5331°
Eccentric anomaly
297.47005°
Mean motion
3.16547 °/min
Orbital period
113.73 mins
BSTAR
0.000024506
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Other satellites on launch #77 in the year 1991 (1991-11-12 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 2168 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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| 4 mins | 2026-08-24 05:19:02.295Z | 41.511° NE | 2026-08-24 05:21:02.295Z | 55.957° ENE | 11.277° | 2026-08-24 05:23:02.295Z | 70.621° E |
| 14 mins | 2026-08-24 07:11:02.295Z | 0.266° NNE | 2026-08-24 07:18:02.295Z | 87.968° E | 42.259° | 2026-08-24 07:25:02.295Z | 159.86° S |
| 10 mins | 2026-08-24 09:07:02.295Z | 319.887° NNW | 2026-08-24 09:12:02.295Z | 275.64° WNW | 22.524° | 2026-08-24 09:17:02.295Z | 233.712° WSW |
| 14 mins | 2026-08-24 19:57:02.295Z | 168.152° S | 2026-08-24 20:03:02.295Z | 103.938° ESE | 41.991° | 2026-08-24 20:11:02.295Z | 14.181° NNE |
| 12 mins | 2026-08-24 21:53:02.295Z | 243.159° WSW | 2026-08-24 21:59:02.295Z | 295.84° NW | 23.68° | 2026-08-24 22:05:02.295Z | 344.255° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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