COSMOS 1850

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1850 at a glance.

Uptime

14067

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1850.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1850

International designator: 1987-049A

Object number (NORAD): 18095

Object ID (CCSDS): 18095

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.414 minutes

Inclination: 74.0401 deg

SMA: 7156.311 km

Apoapsis: 787.807 km

Periapsis: 768.544 km

RAAN: 38.8375 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00134585

Argument of periapsis: 99.7839 deg

Mean anomaly: 260.4833 deg

Mean motion: 14.34065519 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000215 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000086149206 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 1850

TLE line 1: 1 18095U 87049A 25346.28042317 .00000215 00000-0 86149-4 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 18095 74.0401 38.8375 0013459 99.7839 260.4833 14.34065519 13112

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1850.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1850.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-4 DEB SSO 2025-09-12 16:12:31 0.001221778 481.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-08-24 04:15:40 0.00010557 262.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-01-01 19:59:40 0.0002318434 240.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-12-09 01:52:54 0.0005608263 488.0 (m) DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB SSO 2024-10-10 12:12:34 0.0001890824 618.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

COSMOS 1850 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 42’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on June 9, 1987, 2:45 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 42
Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 42

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 9, 1987, 2:45 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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