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COSMOS 198, 3081

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 198, 3081 is a payload satellite owned by TSKBM (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 27 Dec 1967 UTC via a TSIKLON-2A launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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

3081, 1967-127A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

Machine Building Special Design Bureau (CIS)

Manufacturer

TSKBM/KB1

Mission

Defense Sigint

Bus & Motor

US-A ROCH, Unknown motor

Mass

3,800 kg wet, 1,140 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-12-27 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-2A

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + Cone, 2.9 m

Radar Cross Section

6.586 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 COSMOS 198
1 03081U 67127A   25199.05410000 -.00000074  00000-0  11933-4 0  9994
2 03081  65.1430  75.9781 0035634 223.3289 136.4975 13.93366710927024

Epoch: 2025-07-18T01:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T01:17:54.239Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

120.39104°

Altitude

937.706 km

Speed

7.374 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 03m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-10.64602°

Longitude

112.98687°

Altitude

935.814 km

Speed

7.376 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 56m 04s

Apparent Declination

-27° 27' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:25:46

Azimuth

280.232° WNW

Elevation

-56.642°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

941.432 km

Perigee altitude

889.452 km

Semi-major axis

7,293.579 km

Eccentricity

0.00356

Inclination

65.143°

RAAN

75.9781°

Arg. of periapsis

223.3289°

True anomaly

136.77769°

Mean anomaly

136.4975°

Eccentric anomaly

136.63768°

Mean motion

3.48443 °/min

Orbital period

103.32 mins

BSTAR

0.000011933

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COSMOS 198 DEB (ANTENNA), 3088 (Decayed)

COSMOS 198 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.
4 mins	2025-07-19 00:13:08.510Z	13.375° NNE	2025-07-19 00:15:08.510Z	33.835° NE	12.705°	2025-07-19 00:17:08.510Z	54.04° ENE
10 mins	2025-07-19 01:58:08.510Z	339.996° N	2025-07-19 02:03:08.510Z	65.623° ENE	39.202°	2025-07-19 02:08:08.510Z	130.286° SE
7 mins	2025-07-19 03:46:08.510Z	287.341° WNW	2025-07-19 03:49:08.510Z	247.4° WSW	22.133°	2025-07-19 03:53:08.510Z	202.597° SW
10 mins	2025-07-19 17:03:08.510Z	194.652° SSW	2025-07-19 17:07:08.510Z	138° SSE	42.159°	2025-07-19 17:13:08.510Z	37.463° NE
8 mins	2025-07-19 18:51:08.510Z	274.714° WNW	2025-07-19 18:54:08.510Z	311.765° NW	22.867°	2025-07-19 18:59:08.510Z	8.811° NNE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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