COSMOS 1898

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1898 at a glance.

Uptime

13836

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: 100.385 minutes

Inclination: 74.0059 deg

SMA: 7154.962 km

Apoapsis: 792.494 km

Periapsis: 761.16 km

RAAN: 195.9427 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00218971

Argument of periapsis: 249.8497 deg

Mean anomaly: 110.0299 deg

Mean motion: 14.34470951 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000223 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000088165304 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 9:16 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1898

TLE line 1: 1 18585U 87098A 25290.88626249 .00000223 00000-0 88165-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 18585 74.0059 195.9427 0021897 249.8497 110.0299 14.34470951980671

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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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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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