COSMOS 1656

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1656 at a glance.

Uptime

14761

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: 101.341 minutes

Inclination: 71.113 deg

SMA: 7200.285 km

Apoapsis: 848.009 km

Periapsis: 796.291 km

RAAN: 46.3305 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00359135

Argument of periapsis: 342.0906 deg

Mean anomaly: 17.8952 deg

Mean motion: 14.20948222 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000085 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000060772816 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 5:40 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1656

TLE line 1: 1 15755U 85042A 25300.73664658 .00000085 00000-0 60773-4 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 15755 71.1130 46.3305 0035914 342.0906 17.8952 14.20948222 94149

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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-02-09 02:22:18	0.000201969	553.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2024-11-29 06:18:49	0.0004401388	171.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 1-10	LEO	2024-11-12 19:55:20	0.0001631744	299.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-10-09 06:05:59	0.0003399863	332.0 (m)	DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB	SSO	2024-05-27 21:50:02	0.0005629854	555.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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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