COSMOS 1961

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1961 at a glance.

Uptime

13552

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 1.0

Per day

Orbit

OTHER

Other

Inclination

11.8

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1961.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1961

International designator: 1988-066A

Object number (NORAD): 19344

Object ID (CCSDS): 19344

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 1435.917 minutes

Inclination: 11.8216 deg

SMA: 42161.202 km

Apoapsis: 35806.264 km

Periapsis: 35759.87 km

RAAN: 331.5617 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00055019

Argument of periapsis: 173.0807 deg

Mean anomaly: 234.4478 deg

Mean motion: 1.00284378 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000097 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, 9:10 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1961

TLE line 1: 1 19344U 88066A 25250.88231145 -.00000097 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 19344 11.8216 331.5617 0005502 173.0807 234.4478 1.00284378136180

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1961.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1961.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
EKRAN 20 OTHER 2025-08-20 11:39:33 TBA 4756.0 (m) PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1897 OTHER 2025-03-25 08:58:49 TBA 3697.0 (m) PAYLOAD
SL-12 R/B(2) GEO 2025-03-11 07:44:13 TBA 3147.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
LUCH 1 OTHER 2024-11-28 18:28:25 TBA 3173.0 (m) PAYLOAD
MOLNIYA 1-S GEO 2024-11-07 03:09:33 TBA 3271.0 (m) PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Geostationary military relay satellite

COSMOS 1961 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton | Potok 5’, on board a Proton space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 1, 1988, 9:04 p.m. from 200/39 (200L).

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Launch to space Proton | Potok 5
Proton | Potok 5

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 1, 1988, 9:04 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Proton

Launch pad: 200/39 (200L)

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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