Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1997 at a glance.
Uptime
13361
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
82.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1997.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1997
International designator: 1989-009D
Object number (NORAD): 19788
Object ID (CCSDS): 19788
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 113.953 minutes
Inclination: 82.6236 deg
SMA: 7785.923 km
Apoapsis: 1414.282 km
Periapsis: 1401.294 km
RAAN: 179.8925 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00083404
Argument of periapsis: 266.2605 deg
Mean anomaly: 266.5893 deg
Mean motion: 12.63681368 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000027 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0000891921 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 1:35 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1997
TLE line 1: 1 19788U 89009D 25251.56655605 .00000027 00000-0 89192-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 19788 82.6236 179.8925 0008340 266.2605 266.5893 12.63681368686930
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1997.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Film-return reconnaissance satellite
COSMOS 1997 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-8 76’, on board a Soyuz U space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 10, 1989, 4:55 p.m. from 41/1.
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Soyuz U | Zenit-8 76
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 10, 1989, 4:55 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Soyuz U
Launch pad: 41/1
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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