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COSMOS 1743

NORAD 16719· COSPAR 1986-034A· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· LEO
Launch
Launched on May 15, 1986 from 32/1, Russia aboard a Tsiklon-3.
Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 55 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 23:22 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Russia / Soviet Union (military)
Country
Russia
Manufacturer
—
Launched
May 15, 1986
Mass
—
Apogee
330 km
Perigee
322 km
Inclination
82.52°
Period
1.52 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for COSMOS 1743 across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-50.5 km
Rate
-0.34 km/day
Now
323 × 330 km
351380323May 28Oct 24
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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