Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1856 at a glance.
Uptime
13904
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
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 1856.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1856
International designator: 1987-051E
Object number (NORAD): 18117
Object ID (CCSDS): 18117
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 114.968 minutes
Inclination: 74.0058 deg
SMA: 7832.086 km
Apoapsis: 1476.972 km
Periapsis: 1430.931 km
RAAN: 312.8799 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0029393
Argument of periapsis: 37.4176 deg
Mean anomaly: 80.1441 deg
Mean motion: 12.52525428 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000024 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000048903 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 7:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1856
TLE line 1: 1 18117U 87051E 25189.81517889 -.00000024 00000-0 -48903-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 18117 74.0058 312.8799 0029393 37.4176 80.1441 12.52525428740361
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1856.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Military communications satellites
COSMOS 1856 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 321-328’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on June 16, 1987, 5:51 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 321-328
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 16, 1987, 5:51 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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