COSMOS 1818

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1818 at a glance.

Uptime

14195

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

65.0

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1818.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1818

International designator: 1987-011A

Object number (NORAD): 17369

Object ID (CCSDS): 17369

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.57 minutes

Inclination: 65.0123 deg

SMA: 7163.714 km

Apoapsis: 794.757 km

Periapsis: 776.401 km

RAAN: 51.0864 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00128117

Argument of periapsis: 276.3086 deg

Mean anomaly: 83.6539 deg

Mean motion: 14.31842988 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000001 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000040958624 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

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

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:43 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1818

TLE line 1: 1 17369U 87011A 25346.28016034 .00000010 00000-0 40959-4 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 17369 65.0123 51.0864 0012812 276.3086 83.6539 14.31842988 82030

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1818.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1818.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
METEOR 2-5 DEB LEO 2025-01-24 16:26:15 0.0001681694 595.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-01-08 00:38:26 0.0004351953 334.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-10-27 06:39:24 0.0003255177 212.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-10-19 17:11:19 0.0001208259 368.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-07-04 00:36:26 0.0001117129 444.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Nuclear-powered magnetospheric research satellite

COSMOS 1818 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Tsiklon-2 | Plasma-A 1’, on board a Tsiklon-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 1, 1987, 11:30 p.m. from 90.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Tsiklon-2 | Plasma-A 1
Tsiklon-2 | Plasma-A 1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 1, 1987, 11:30 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Tsiklon-2

Launch pad: 90

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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