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COSMOS 2416 (RODNIK-S 1) — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 28908)
Track COSMOS 2416 (RODNIK-S 1) (NORAD catalog number 28908) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It has been on orbit since 2005, launched on the 48th orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2005-048A).
Moving at about 7.15 km/s, COSMOS 2416 (RODNIK-S 1) flies in low Earth orbit at an altitude of roughly 1,442 × 1,454 km, completing one revolution every 114.7 minutes — about 12.6 trips around Earth per day. The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0008). Inclined 82.5° — nearly pole-to-pole — its ground track sweeps essentially every latitude. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 255.3°. Earth's equatorial bulge drifts that plane westward about 0.64° per day.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | low Earth orbit (LEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~1,442 km × 1,454 km |
| Inclination | 82.46° |
| Orbital period | 114.7 min (12.56 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00077 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-07 |
| COSPAR designation | 2005-048A |
| NORAD catalog number | 28908 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-09-08. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.
About the Other Active Satellites group
COSMOS 2416 (RODNIK-S 1) is one of 4,471 active satellites in WatchSat's general catalog — the broad population of Earth-observation, communications, science, amateur-radio and technology spacecraft outside the giant broadband constellations. Browse all other active satellites live in 3D.
Can you see COSMOS 2416 (RODNIK-S 1) from the ground?
Sometimes. Like most low-Earth-orbit spacecraft, COSMOS 2416 (RODNIK-S 1) is visible only around dawn and dusk, when your sky is dark but the satellite is still sunlit — and whether you can spot it depends on its size and reflectivity. See pass predictions for your location for when it is above your horizon and sunlit.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of COSMOS 2416 (RODNIK-S 1) in the Other Active Satellites group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- METEOSAT-9 (MSG-2) (NORAD 28912)
- INMARSAT 4-F2 (NORAD 28899)
- CUBESAT XI-V (NORAD 28895)
- SINAH 1 (NORAD 28893)
- EUTELSAT 174A (NORAD 28924)
- BEIJING 1 (NORAD 28890)
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