COSMOS 2016

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2016 at a glance.

Uptime

13184

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

83.0

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2016.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2016

International designator: 1989-028A

Object number (NORAD): 19921

Object ID (CCSDS): 19921

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.705 minutes

Inclination: 82.9588 deg

SMA: 7358.751 km

Apoapsis: 1008.852 km

Periapsis: 952.38 km

RAAN: 126.6541 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0038371

Argument of periapsis: 240.7246 deg

Mean anomaly: 237.2832 deg

Mean motion: 13.75297306 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000105 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00009305 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 8, 2025, 10:56 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 8, 2025, 12:54 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2016

TLE line 1: 1 19921U 89028A 25128.53780983 .00000105 00000-0 93050-4 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 19921 82.9588 126.6541 0038371 240.7246 237.2832 13.75297306810511

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2016.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 2016.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
THOR ABLESTAR DEB LEO 2024-08-06 07:54:37 0.003628954 255.0 (m) DEBRIS
NIMBUS 2 DEB SSO 2024-06-22 22:56:54 0.0001061538 163.0 (m) DEBRIS
NIMBUS 2 DEB SSO 2024-06-01 15:36:14 0.0001290898 413.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

COSMOS 2016 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Parus 65’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on April 4, 1989, 6:36 p.m. from 132/2.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Parus 65
Kosmos-3M | Parus 65

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 4, 1989, 6:36 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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