Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1656 at a glance.
Uptime
14587
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
71.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1656.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1656
International designator: 1985-042A
Object number (NORAD): 15755
Object ID (CCSDS): 15755
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.344 minutes
Inclination: 71.1127 deg
SMA: 7200.438 km
Apoapsis: 849.18 km
Periapsis: 795.426 km
RAAN: 52.9889 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0037327
Argument of periapsis: 256.6122 deg
Mean anomaly: 103.0843 deg
Mean motion: 14.20902915 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000001 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000022411 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 6, 2025, 8:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1656
TLE line 1: 1 15755U 85042A 25126.85305039 .00000001 00000-0 22411-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 15755 71.1127 52.9889 0037327 256.6122 103.0843 14.20902915 69446
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1656.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1656.
Associated space launch
Second generation ELING satellite
COSMOS 1656 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton | Tselina-2 2’, on board a Proton space rocket.
The launch took place on May 30, 1985, 2:59 p.m. from 200/40.
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Proton | Tselina-2 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 30, 1985, 2:59 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton
Launch pad: 200/40
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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