COSMOS 2056

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2056 at a glance.

Uptime

13013

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: 100.408 minutes

Inclination: 74.0344 deg

SMA: 7156.023 km

Apoapsis: 792.971 km

Periapsis: 762.806 km

RAAN: 331.8491 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00210767

Argument of periapsis: 98.4106 deg

Mean anomaly: 261.9437 deg

Mean motion: 14.34151913 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000302 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00011678659 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 4:21 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2056

TLE line 1: 1 20432U 90004A 25246.18133091 .00000302 00000-0 11679-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 20432 74.0344 331.8491 0021077 98.4106 261.9437 14.34151913862582

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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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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