COSMOS 1898

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1898 at a glance.

Uptime

13788

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 1898.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1898

International designator: 1987-098A

Object number (NORAD): 18585

Object ID (CCSDS): 18585

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.387 minutes

Inclination: 74.0042 deg

SMA: 7155.056 km

Apoapsis: 792.079 km

Periapsis: 761.763 km

RAAN: 284.1024 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00211848

Argument of periapsis: 345.1364 deg

Mean anomaly: 14.9162 deg

Mean motion: 14.34442773 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000165 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000067881648 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 8:02 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1898

TLE line 1: 1 18585U 87098A 25242.83488745 .00000165 00000-0 67882-4 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 18585 74.0042 284.1024 0021185 345.1364 14.9162 14.34442773973786

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1898.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1898.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-04-17 19:16:52 0.0001040054 727.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2024-10-14 06:07:31 0.0002105779 301.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-09-11 21:52:14 0.0001519879 242.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2024-08-15 14:22:57 0.0001961783 212.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

COSMOS 1898 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 43’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 1, 1987, 2:15 p.m. from 133/3 (133L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 43
Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 43

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 1, 1987, 2:15 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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