Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1550 at a glance.
Uptime
15192
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
83.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1550.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1550
International designator: 1984-043A
Object number (NORAD): 14965
Object ID (CCSDS): 14965
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.879 minutes
Inclination: 82.9729 deg
SMA: 7366.932 km
Apoapsis: 1007.825 km
Periapsis: 969.769 km
RAAN: 356.6332 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00258284
Argument of periapsis: 173.1366 deg
Mean anomaly: 298.4721 deg
Mean motion: 13.73007041 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000076 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000066071027 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 12:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1550
TLE line 1: 1 14965U 84043A 25347.52621676 .00000076 00000-0 66071-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 14965 82.9729 356.6332 0025828 173.1366 298.4721 13.73007041 84320
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1550.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
COSMOS 1550 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 95’, on board a Soyuz U space rocket.
The launch took place on May 11, 1984, 1 p.m. from 41/1.
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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 95
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 11, 1984, 1 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Soyuz U
Launch pad: 41/1
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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