COSMOS 1704

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1704 at a glance.

Uptime

14626

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.7

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.9

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1704.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1704

International designator: 1985-110A

Object number (NORAD): 16291

Object ID (CCSDS): 16291

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.737 minutes

Inclination: 82.9356 deg

SMA: 7360.269 km

Apoapsis: 1004.1 km

Periapsis: 960.168 km

RAAN: 263.3005 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00298443

Argument of periapsis: 217.1715 deg

Mean anomaly: 257.9859 deg

Mean motion: 13.7487196 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000086 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000074601554 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:31 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1704

TLE line 1: 1 16291U 85110A 25346.27208218 .00000086 00000-0 74602-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 16291 82.9356 263.3005 0029844 217.1715 257.9859 13.74871960 8249

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1704.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1704.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
SL-8 R/B	LEO	2024-12-03 23:04:25	0.0003391192	236.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY

Associated space launch

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

COSMOS 1704 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Parus 51’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 28, 1985, 1:12 p.m. from 133/3 (133L).

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Kosmos-3M | Parus 51

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 28, 1985, 1:12 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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