COSMOS 1603

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1603 at a glance.

Uptime

14993

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

71.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1603.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1603

International designator: 1984-106A

Object number (NORAD): 15333

Object ID (CCSDS): 15333

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.804 minutes

Inclination: 71.0258 deg

SMA: 7222.231 km

Apoapsis: 859.849 km

Periapsis: 828.344 km

RAAN: 200.6869 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0021811

Argument of periapsis: 256.1096 deg

Mean anomaly: 103.76 deg

Mean motion: 14.1447624 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000078 rev/day²

B* drag term: -0.000015592 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 15, 2025, 11:56 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 11:02 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1603

TLE line 1: 1 15333U 84106A 25288.46014834 -.00000078 00000-0 -15592-4 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 15333 71.0258 200.6869 0021811 256.1096 103.7600 14.14476240118137

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1603.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1603.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-05-29 22:48:11	0.0002205947	449.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-02-20 21:17:31	0.0001170519	205.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2024-11-25 08:39:35	0.001330347	126.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-08-13 03:33:54	0.0002878708	663.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-07-21 00:13:18	0.000243464	70.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation ELING satellite

COSMOS 1603 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton | Tselina-2 1’, on board a Proton space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 28, 1984, 2 p.m. from 200/39 (200L).

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Proton | Tselina-2 1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 28, 1984, 2 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Proton

Launch pad: 200/39 (200L)

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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