Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1823 at a glance.
Uptime
14176
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
73.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1823.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1823
International designator: 1987-020A
Object number (NORAD): 17535
Object ID (CCSDS): 17535
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 116.0 minutes
Inclination: 73.6027 deg
SMA: 7878.92 km
Apoapsis: 1522.793 km
Periapsis: 1478.776 km
RAAN: 293.6369 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00279338
Argument of periapsis: 156.7163 deg
Mean anomaly: 317.9778 deg
Mean motion: 12.41374308 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000017 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00024941351 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, 7:45 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1823
TLE line 1: 1 17535U 87020A 25346.32347611 .00000017 00000-0 24941-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 17535 73.6027 293.6369 0027934 156.7163 317.9778 12.41374308758678
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1823.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
A satellite for the GEO-IK geodetic system
COSMOS 1823 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Tsiklon-3 | Geo-IK 9’, on board a Tsiklon-3 space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 20, 1987, 4:43 a.m. from 32/2.
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Tsiklon-3 | Geo-IK 9
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 20, 1987, 4:43 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Tsiklon-3
Launch pad: 32/2
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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