COSMOS 1697

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1697 at a glance.

Uptime

14441

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 1697.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1697

International designator: 1985-097A

Object number (NORAD): 16181

Object ID (CCSDS): 16181

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.867 minutes

Inclination: 70.9592 deg

SMA: 7225.166 km

Apoapsis: 860.905 km

Periapsis: 833.158 km

RAAN: 147.2627 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0019201

Argument of periapsis: 269.3545 deg

Mean anomaly: 90.5376 deg

Mean motion: 14.13614444 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000182 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00012189 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 5, 2025, 5:53 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1697

TLE line 1: 1 16181U 85097A 25125.74580948 .00000182 00000-0 12189-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 16181 70.9592 147.2627 0019201 269.3545 90.5376 14.13614444906093

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1697.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1697.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-04-27 09:19:45	0.0005795581	318.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB	LEO	2025-03-25 21:48:24	0.0003908197	338.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-01-30 02:13:30	0.0001779575	67.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2025-01-16 06:09:31	0.0001508347	256.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1176 COOLANT	LEO	2025-01-14 13:34:09	0.0001212295	935.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Dynamic simulator of the Tselina-2 ELINT satellite

COSMOS 1697 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zenit-2 | GVM Tselina-2’, on board a Zenit-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 22, 1985, 7 a.m. from 45/1.

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Zenit-2 | GVM Tselina-2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 22, 1985, 7 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Zenit-2

Launch pad: 45/1

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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