COSMOS 1816

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1816 at a glance.

Uptime

14091

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 1816.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1816

International designator: 1987-009A

Object number (NORAD): 17359

Object ID (CCSDS): 17359

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.757 minutes

Inclination: 82.9197 deg

SMA: 7361.192 km

Apoapsis: 1006.117 km

Periapsis: 959.997 km

RAAN: 242.2136 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00313265

Argument of periapsis: 308.6193 deg

Mean anomaly: 224.7651 deg

Mean motion: 13.74613396 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.0000008 rev/day²

B* drag term: -0.00010002915 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 28, 2025, 2:53 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 27, 2025, 6:47 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1816

TLE line 1: 1 17359U 87009A 25239.78268797 -.00000080 00000-0 -10003-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 17359 82.9197 242.2136 0031327 308.6193 224.7651 13.74613396934847

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1816.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1816.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
M-4S R/B	LEO	2025-06-18 21:47:51	0.0019282	445.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-04-26 01:27:14	0.0001406051	886.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-11-17 18:15:04	0.0003479315	209.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB	LEO	2024-06-19 13:50:18	0.001753284	271.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

COSMOS 1816 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 15’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Jan. 29, 1987, 6:14 a.m. from 132/2.

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Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 15

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Jan. 29, 1987, 6:14 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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