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COSMOS 203, 3129

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 203, 3129 is a payload satellite owned by OKB-10 (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 20 Feb 1968 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M 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

3129, 1968-011A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Federal Space Agency of Russia (Roscosmos) (RU)

Manufacturer

OKB-10

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

KAUR-1 11F621, Unknown motor

Mass

800 kg wet, 800 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1968-02-20 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

KOSMOS 11K65M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 COSMOS 203
1 03129U 68011A   26126.38266718  .00000178  00000-0  50376-3 0  9999
2 03129  74.0500 156.5193 0012316 357.3583  15.0440 13.18303150800478

Epoch: 2026-05-06T09:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T09:11:02.444Z)

Latitude

11.91764°

Longitude

157.95576°

Altitude

1,183.919 km

Speed

7.267 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 39m 50s

True Declination

11° 51' 08"

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

08:41:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,198.283 km

Perigee altitude

1,179.644 km

Semi-major axis

7,567.1 km

Eccentricity

0.00123

Inclination

74.05°

RAAN

156.5193°

Arg. of periapsis

357.3583°

True anomaly

15.08069°

Mean anomaly

15.044°

Eccentric anomaly

15.06234°

Mean motion

3.29723 °/min

Orbital period

109.18 mins

BSTAR

0.00050376

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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 1968 (1968-02-20 UTC)

SL-8 R/B, 3131

SL-8 DEB, 3147 (Decayed)

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COSMOS 203 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.
9 mins	2026-05-07 01:37:51.007Z	133.162° SE	2026-05-07 01:42:51.007Z	87.926° E	18.45°	2026-05-07 01:46:51.007Z	52.944° ENE
13 mins	2026-05-07 03:26:51.007Z	207.286° SW	2026-05-07 03:32:51.007Z	283.387° WNW	43.627°	2026-05-07 03:39:51.007Z	14.868° NNE
5 mins	2026-05-07 05:23:51.007Z	295.21° NW	2026-05-07 05:25:51.007Z	312.983° NW	13.949°	2026-05-07 05:28:51.007Z	338.545° N
6 mins	2026-05-07 11:12:51.007Z	27.724° NE	2026-05-07 11:14:51.007Z	45.191° ENE	14.271°	2026-05-07 11:18:51.007Z	79.019° E
13 mins	2026-05-07 13:01:51.007Z	345.982° N	2026-05-07 13:07:51.007Z	62.317° ENE	43.804°	2026-05-07 13:14:51.007Z	154.32° SSE
8 mins	2026-05-07 14:54:51.007Z	301.325° NW	2026-05-07 14:58:51.007Z	263.828° W	18.426°	2026-05-07 15:02:51.007Z	228.703° WSW

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COSMOS 203, 3129

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T09:11:02.444Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 1968 (1968-02-20 UTC)

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