Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1897 at a glance.
Uptime
13802
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
11.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1897.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1897
International designator: 1987-096A
Object number (NORAD): 18575
Object ID (CCSDS): 18575
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.108 minutes
Inclination: 11.4141 deg
SMA: 42164.955 km
Apoapsis: 35822.066 km
Periapsis: 35751.574 km
RAAN: 328.7263 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0008359
Argument of periapsis: 153.2129 deg
Mean anomaly: 204.7084 deg
Mean motion: 1.00270988 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000083 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 7:09 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1897
TLE line 1: 1 18575U 87096A 25250.79836424 .00000083 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 18575 11.4141 328.7263 0008359 153.2129 204.7084 1.00270988138359
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1897.
Associated space launch
Geostationary communications satellite
COSMOS 1897 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton | Luch #2’, on board a Proton space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 26, 1987, 1:28 p.m. from 200/39 (200L).
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Proton | Luch #2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 26, 1987, 1:28 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton
Launch pad: 200/39 (200L)
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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