COSMOS 2016

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2016 at a glance.

Uptime

13351

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

83.0

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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: 104.703 minutes

Inclination: 82.966 deg

SMA: 7358.684 km

Apoapsis: 1010.499 km

Periapsis: 950.6 km

RAAN: 3.8218 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00407

Argument of periapsis: 136.4408 deg

Mean anomaly: 335.3368 deg

Mean motion: 13.75315997 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000095 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000082002 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 22, 2025, 12:06 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 4:51 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2016

TLE line 1: 1 19921U 89028A 25294.70241545 .00000095 00000-0 82002-4 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 19921 82.9660 3.8218 0040700 136.4408 335.3368 13.75315997833098

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-10-11 23:35:45 0.0005839628 195.0 (m) DEBRIS
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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