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    COSMOS 2159
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 27 September 1991 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Unknown | 
| Launch site | Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia | 
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) | 
| NORAD ID | 21730 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1991-068C | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 82.583° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00146 | 
| RA ascending node | 4.568 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 84.853° | 
| Mean anomaly | 342.156° | 
| Orbital period | 113.741 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 29 Oct 2025, 10:16 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 1393.9 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 1405.3 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 1416.6 km | 
Orbital History
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Launched alongside
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