Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1859 at a glance.
Uptime
14062
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
74.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1859.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1859
International designator: 1987-051H
Object number (NORAD): 18120
Object ID (CCSDS): 18120
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 114.472 minutes
Inclination: 74.0045 deg
SMA: 7809.543 km
Apoapsis: 1476.602 km
Periapsis: 1386.215 km
RAAN: 270.0688 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00578696
Argument of periapsis: 291.4017 deg
Mean anomaly: 238.5288 deg
Mean motion: 12.57952737 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000017 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000003884235 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 6:24 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 14, 2025, 6:52 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1859
TLE line 1: 1 18120U 87051H 25348.28664203 -.00000017 00000-0 -38842-5 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 18120 74.0045 270.0688 0057870 291.4017 238.5288 12.57952737767752
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1859.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for COSMOS 1859, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Military communications satellites
COSMOS 1859 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).
For more information about the launch, click the button.
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
...
Latest news about this satellite
There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.
Newsletter sign-up
Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.
