COSMOS 1844

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1844 at a glance.

Uptime

13989

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

70.9

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1844.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1844

International designator: 1987-041A

Object number (NORAD): 17973

Object ID (CCSDS): 17973

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.803 minutes

Inclination: 70.8977 deg

SMA: 7222.183 km

Apoapsis: 867.789 km

Periapsis: 820.308 km

RAAN: 78.6917 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0032872

Argument of periapsis: 307.8124 deg

Mean anomaly: 52.0022 deg

Mean motion: 14.14490407 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000297 rev/day²

B* drag term: -0.00012871168 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

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

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 9:37 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1844

TLE line 1: 1 17973U 87041A 25241.90109465 -.00000297 00000-0 -12871-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 17973 70.8977 78.6917 0032872 307.8124 52.0022 14.14490407976469

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1844.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1844.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-07-02 04:47:03	0.003714637	139.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-05-07 01:46:53	0.002256376	55.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-05-04 02:48:06	0.00163379	501.0 (m)	DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB	SSO	2025-04-15 10:21:14	0.003654478	173.0 (m)	DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB	LEO	2025-02-07 19:25:43	0.000158895	100.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation ELING satellite

COSMOS 1844 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 4’, on board a Zenit-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on May 13, 1987, 5:40 a.m. from 45/1.

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Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 4

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: May 13, 1987, 5:40 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Zenit-2

Launch pad: 45/1

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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