COSMOS 1959

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1959 at a glance.

Uptime

13663

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

83.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1959.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1959

International designator: 1988-062A

Object number (NORAD): 19324

Object ID (CCSDS): 19324

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.626 minutes

Inclination: 82.9508 deg

SMA: 7355.051 km

Apoapsis: 1000.971 km

Periapsis: 952.861 km

RAAN: 261.5508 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00327052

Argument of periapsis: 283.6768 deg

Mean anomaly: 187.9256 deg

Mean motion: 13.76335298 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000088 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000075043078 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:51 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1959

TLE line 1: 1 19324U 88062A 25346.28594383 .00000088 00000-0 75043-4 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 19324 82.9508 261.5508 0032705 283.6768 187.9256 13.76335298877992

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1959.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1959.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2025-11-08 06:04:12 0.0002292665 326.0 (m) DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2024-12-03 16:18:48 0.0006847522 295.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

COSMOS 1959 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Parus 63’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on July 18, 1988, 10:28 p.m. from 133/3 (133L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Parus 63
Kosmos-3M | Parus 63

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: July 18, 1988, 10:28 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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