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COSMOS 1844

NORAD 17973· COSPAR 1987-041A· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· LEO
Launch
Launched on May 13, 1987 from 45/1, Kazakhstan aboard a Zenit-2.
Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 4
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 13:10 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Russia / Soviet Union (military)
Country
Russia
Manufacturer
Launched
May 13, 1987
Mass
Apogee
869 km
Perigee
828 km
Inclination
70.90°
Period
1.70 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for COSMOS 1844 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.0 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
828 × 869 km
849873825May 28Sep 9
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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