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COSMOS 1561, 15000

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1561, 15000 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 28 May 1984 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

15000, 1984-052C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-1 11F625, Unknown motor

Mass

60 kg wet, 60 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1984-05-28 (41 years ago)

Launch vehicle

KOSMOS 11K65M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.588 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1561
1 15000U 84052C   25182.87511868  .00000000  00000-0  10789-3 0  9995
2 15000  74.0111 135.2198 0014592  56.1295   7.0217 12.47984780872037

Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:00:10.253Z)

Latitude

59.17212°

Longitude

-71.44671°

Altitude

1,471.206 km

Speed

7.138 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 55m 02s

True Declination

59° 02' 04"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

35.4362°

Longitude

67.8577°

Altitude

1,476.666 km

Speed

7.128 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 27m 54s

Apparent Declination

5° 14' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:48:55

Azimuth

79.704° E

Elevation

-4.049°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,482.227 km

Perigee altitude

1,459.321 km

Semi-major axis

7,848.911 km

Eccentricity

0.00146

Inclination

74.0111°

RAAN

135.2198°

Arg. of periapsis

56.1295°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

7.0217°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.12125 °/min

Orbital period

115.34 mins

BSTAR

0.00010789

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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 1984 (1984-05-28 UTC)

COSMOS 1561 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
14 mins	2025-07-02 06:52:24.631Z	359.669° N	2025-07-02 06:59:24.631Z	61.45° ENE	28.694°	2025-07-02 07:06:24.631Z	118.23° SE
15 mins	2025-07-02 08:50:24.631Z	330.235° NNW	2025-07-02 08:57:24.631Z	254.663° W	40.058°	2025-07-02 09:05:24.631Z	183.245° SSW
5 mins	2025-07-02 19:55:24.631Z	101.78° ESE	2025-07-02 19:57:24.631Z	87.209° E	12.949°	2025-07-02 20:00:24.631Z	65.825° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-02 21:46:24.631Z	188.967° SSW	2025-07-02 21:53:24.631Z	123.275° SE	44.272°	2025-07-02 22:01:24.631Z	22.252° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-02 23:47:24.631Z	264.876° W	2025-07-02 23:52:24.631Z	307.652° NW	22.701°	2025-07-02 23:58:24.631Z	355.605° N

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