COSMOS 2056

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2056 at a glance.

Uptime

12953

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2056.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2056

International designator: 1990-004A

Object number (NORAD): 20432

Object ID (CCSDS): 20432

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.409 minutes

Inclination: 74.0323 deg

SMA: 7156.09 km

Apoapsis: 794.457 km

Periapsis: 761.453 km

RAAN: 81.8025 deg

Eccentricy: 0.002306

Argument of periapsis: 224.5505 deg

Mean anomaly: 135.3794 deg

Mean motion: 14.34131783 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000008 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000037794 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 2:54 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2056

TLE line 1: 1 20432U 90004A 25186.12117802 .00000080 00000-0 37794-4 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 20432 74.0323 81.8025 0023060 224.5505 135.3794 14.34131783853979

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2056.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 2056.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-04-20 06:49:56 0.0005688986 122.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-03-26 00:56:05 0.0001854901 687.0 (m) DEBRIS
IRIDIUM 33 DEB LEO 2025-03-21 04:54:23 0.0003702611 201.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-01-22 18:21:34 0.00151416 62.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1867 COOLANT LEO 2024-11-23 16:50:58 0.0002996292 344.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

COSMOS 2056 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 47’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Jan. 18, 1990, 12:52 p.m. from 133/3 (133L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 47
Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 47

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Jan. 18, 1990, 12:52 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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