Spacecraft information: COSMOS 1897

Launch Details
Launched 25 November 1987
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 18575
COSPAR ID 1987-096A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 11.272°
Eccentricity 0.00049
RA ascending node 21.871 hr
Argument perigee 155.694°
Mean anomaly 29.442°
Orbital period 1435.584 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Dec 2025, 00:22

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35763.0 km
Mean Altitude 35783.7 km
Peak Altitude 35804.4 km

Launched alongside

SL-12 R/B(1) SL-12 PLAT SL-12 R/B(2) SL-12 R/B SL-12 R/B COSMOS 1897 DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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