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.
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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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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