COSMOS 1741

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1741 at a glance.

Uptime

14380

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1741.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1741

International designator: 1986-030A

Object number (NORAD): 16681

Object ID (CCSDS): 16681

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.432 minutes

Inclination: 74.022 deg

SMA: 7157.179 km

Apoapsis: 793.037 km

Periapsis: 765.051 km

RAAN: 220.946 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00195508

Argument of periapsis: 216.4241 deg

Mean anomaly: 143.5582 deg

Mean motion: 14.33804555 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000188 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000076875481 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 10:11 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1741

TLE line 1: 1 16681U 86030A 25241.92465539 .00000188 00000-0 76875-4 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 16681 74.0220 220.9460 0019551 216.4241 143.5582 14.33804555 57461

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1741.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1741.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-09-01 01:42:52 0.0001110458 296.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-06-08 23:55:55 0.0001430621 122.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-03-27 17:56:43 0.0003752113 693.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-01-02 16:19:14 0.0002337174 407.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-11-15 23:40:38 0.0001006582 161.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

COSMOS 1741 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 38’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on April 17, 1986, 9:02 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 38
Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 38

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 17, 1986, 9:02 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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