Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1998 at a glance.
Uptime
13415
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: 113.841 minutes
Inclination: 82.6072 deg
SMA: 7780.814 km
Apoapsis: 1415.771 km
Periapsis: 1389.586 km
RAAN: 116.2362 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0016827
Argument of periapsis: 78.5868 deg
Mean anomaly: 281.7113 deg
Mean motion: 12.6492634 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000052 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00021991 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 2, 2025, 3:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 2, 2025, 11:10 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1998
TLE line 1: 1 19789U 89009E 25306.46583123 .00000052 00000-0 21991-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 19789 82.6072 116.2362 0016827 78.5868 281.7113 12.64926340695356
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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