COSMOS 2181

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2181 at a glance.

Uptime

12113

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.7

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.9

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2181.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2181

International designator: 1992-012A

Object number (NORAD): 21902

Object ID (CCSDS): 21902

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.915 minutes

Inclination: 82.9435 deg

SMA: 7368.61 km

Apoapsis: 1012.333 km

Periapsis: 968.617 km

RAAN: 246.9003 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0029664

Argument of periapsis: 124.3265 deg

Mean anomaly: 357.1834 deg

Mean motion: 13.72538038 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000055 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000043592 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 7, 2025, 9:24 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2181

TLE line 1: 1 21902U 92012A 25127.89181336 .00000055 00000-0 43592-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 21902 82.9435 246.9003 0029664 124.3265 357.1834 13.72538038660723

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2181.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 2181.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-10-24 23:51:32 0.0001859474 234.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-09-22 21:03:07 0.0006425472 272.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-08-26 21:41:33 0.0005264357 218.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

COSMOS 2181 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 18’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on March 9, 1992, 10:35 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 18
Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 18

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 9, 1992, 10:35 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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