COSMOS 1538

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1538 at a glance.

Uptime

15271

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1538.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1538

International designator: 1984-019A

Object number (NORAD): 14759

Object ID (CCSDS): 14759

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.386 minutes

Inclination: 74.0403 deg

SMA: 7155.001 km

Apoapsis: 790.946 km

Periapsis: 762.787 km

RAAN: 261.6582 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00196779

Argument of periapsis: 96.7794 deg

Mean anomaly: 263.5598 deg

Mean motion: 14.34459183 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000259 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00010101477 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 4:44 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1538

TLE line 1: 1 14759U 84019A 25346.19761348 .00000259 00000-0 10101-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 14759 74.0403 261.6582 0019678 96.7794 263.5598 14.34459183186150

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1538.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1538.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB *	SSO	2025-11-04 16:25:37	0.000203385	190.0 (m)	DEBRIS
ARIANE 1 DEB	SSO	2025-04-11 20:07:46	0.00418575	78.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-01-10 00:37:37	0.0004023028	368.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-01-07 10:36:39	0.0001257787	247.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2024-12-12 22:36:50	0.0001262299	798.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

COSMOS 1538 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 34’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 21, 1984, 3:36 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 34

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 21, 1984, 3:36 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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