Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1821 at a glance.
Uptime
13958
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 1821.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1821
International designator: 1987-017A
Object number (NORAD): 17525
Object ID (CCSDS): 17525
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.81 minutes
Inclination: 82.9093 deg
SMA: 7363.71 km
Apoapsis: 1012.704 km
Periapsis: 958.445 km
RAAN: 109.6446 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0036842
Argument of periapsis: 0.5745 deg
Mean anomaly: 60.512 deg
Mean motion: 13.73908439 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000091 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000080774 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 6, 2025, 9:49 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1821
TLE line 1: 1 17525U 87017A 25126.90935759 .00000091 00000-0 80774-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 17525 82.9093 109.6446 0036842 0.5745 60.5120 13.73908439899431
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1821.
Associated space launch
Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system
COSMOS 1821 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Parus 58’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 18, 1987, 1:53 p.m. from 132/2.
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 58
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 18, 1987, 1:53 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/2
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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