COSMOS 1928

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1928 at a glance.

Uptime

13697

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.5

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 1928.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1928

International designator: 1988-016E

Object number (NORAD): 18941

Object ID (CCSDS): 18941

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 114.934 minutes

Inclination: 74.0036 deg

SMA: 7830.574 km

Apoapsis: 1461.57 km

Periapsis: 1443.308 km

RAAN: 218.8095 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00116604

Argument of periapsis: 285.0978 deg

Mean anomaly: 199.2434 deg

Mean motion: 12.52888402 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000026 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.000064393008 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 10:35 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 9, 2025, 6 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1928

TLE line 1: 1 18941U 88016E 25252.25032007 -.00000026 00000-0 -64393-4 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 18941 74.0036 218.8095 0011660 285.0978 199.2434 12.52888402621686

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1928.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Military communications satellites

COSMOS 1928 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 329-336’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on March 11, 1988, 12:18 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 329-336
Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 329-336

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 11, 1988, 12:18 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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