COSMOS 1860

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1860 at a glance.

Uptime

14063

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

65.0

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1860.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1860

International designator: 1987-052A

Object number (NORAD): 18122

Object ID (CCSDS): 18122

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.974 minutes

Inclination: 65.0088 deg

SMA: 7324.49 km

Apoapsis: 993.875 km

Periapsis: 898.835 km

RAAN: 139.8129 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00648784

Argument of periapsis: 257.6167 deg

Mean anomaly: 101.7627 deg

Mean motion: 13.84958239 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000065 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000020708689 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 18, 2025, 2:19 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 17, 2025, 6:46 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1860

TLE line 1: 1 18122U 87052A 25351.78206181 -.00000065 00000-0 20709-4 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 18122 65.0088 139.8129 0064878 257.6167 101.7627 13.84958239947694

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1860.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1860.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-11-19 02:18:13 0.0001624219 793.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-06-17 10:03:51 0.0001696627 827.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Active radar satellite for ocean surveillance powered by a nuclear reactor.

COSMOS 1860 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Tsiklon-2 | US-A 30’, on board a Tsiklon-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on June 18, 1987, 9:33 p.m. from 90.

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Launch to space Tsiklon-2 | US-A 30
Tsiklon-2 | US-A 30

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 18, 1987, 9:33 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Tsiklon-2

Launch pad: 90

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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