COSMOS 1486

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1486 at a glance.

Uptime

15255

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.1

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1486.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1486

International designator: 1983-079A

Object number (NORAD): 14240

Object ID (CCSDS): 14240

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.369 minutes

Inclination: 74.0574 deg

SMA: 7154.182 km

Apoapsis: 784.984 km

Periapsis: 767.11 km

RAAN: 71.3342 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0012492

Argument of periapsis: 89.3215 deg

Mean anomaly: 83.2141 deg

Mean motion: 14.3470561 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000212 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000083942 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 8, 2025, 2:21 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1486

TLE line 1: 1 14240U 83079A 25128.59843764 .00000212 00000-0 83942-4 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 14240 74.0574 71.3342 0012492 89.3215 83.2141 14.34705610183727

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1486.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1486.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-04-04 15:12:16	0.0003981203	914.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-01-22 13:10:26	0.000105102	773.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-4 DEB	SSO	2024-10-12 05:56:22	0.0004539119	202.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-4 DEB	SSO	2024-06-20 23:50:31	0.001027099	127.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

COSMOS 1486 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 32’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 3, 1983, 12:40 p.m. from 132/2.

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 32

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 3, 1983, 12:40 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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