Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1998 at a glance.
Uptime
13461
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 1998.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1998
International designator: 1989-009E
Object number (NORAD): 19789
Object ID (CCSDS): 19789
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 113.84 minutes
Inclination: 82.6116 deg
SMA: 7780.805 km
Apoapsis: 1414.541 km
Periapsis: 1390.798 km
RAAN: 86.7471 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00152576
Argument of periapsis: 335.2481 deg
Mean anomaly: 24.7878 deg
Mean motion: 12.64928564 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000015 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00002560557 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 19, 2025, 2:08 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 18, 2025, 3:46 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1998
TLE line 1: 1 19789U 89009E 25352.65753189 .00000015 00000-0 25606-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 19789 82.6116 86.7471 0015258 335.2481 24.7878 12.64928564701191
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1998.
Associated space launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
COSMOS 1998 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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