COSMOS 1989 (ETALON 1)

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Track COSMOS 1989 (ETALON 1) live

COSMOS 1989 (ETALON 1) is a military satellite, as listed in Jonathan McDowell's GCAT catalogue, with ownership listed as Russia in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in medium Earth orbit near 19,073 km. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 676 minutes at an inclination of 65.0°. It was launched in 1989. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 19751
COSPAR ID: 1989-001C
Type: Military
Orbit: MEO
Perigee (lowest): 19,073 km
Apogee (highest): 19,193 km
Inclination: 65.02°
Orbital period: 676 min
Launch year: 1989
Owner (CelesTrak): Russia

Orbital data updated: 2026-10-18 · from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours.

Who operates it

Soviet UnionLIVEMission ended 10 Jan 1989

Measuring Earth

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for measuring Earth and records its mission as ended on 10 Jan 1989 (17 Oct 2026).

Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 17 Oct 2026.

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About MEO orbit

Medium Earth Orbit. Between 2,000 and 35,786 km. Home to navigation constellations like GPS (~20,200 km), Galileo, and BeiDou. Orbital period 2 to 24 hours.