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COSMOS 1563, 15002

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1563, 15002 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

15002, 1984-052E

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

STRELA-1 11F625, Unknown motor

Mass

60 kg wet, 60 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1984-05-28 (42 years ago)

Launch vehicle

KOSMOS 11K65M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1563
1 15002U 84052E   26187.26907731 -.00000024  00000-0 -51070-4 0  9991
2 15002  74.0094 218.8644 0024597   0.5167  73.6289 12.51840589656592

Epoch: 2026-07-06T06:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-06T06:27:28.279Z)

Latitude

67.90072°

Longitude

-117.64893°

Altitude

1,462.807 km

Speed

7.14 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 33m 54s

True Declination

67° 47' 29"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

11:14:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,473.906 km

Perigee altitude

1,435.374 km

Semi-major axis

7,832.777 km

Eccentricity

0.00246

Inclination

74.0094°

RAAN

218.8644°

Arg. of periapsis

0.5167°

True anomaly

73.89957°

Mean anomaly

73.6289°

Eccentric anomaly

73.76421°

Mean motion

3.1309 °/min

Orbital period

114.98 mins

BSTAR

-0.00005107

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COSMOS 1563 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.
8 mins	2026-07-07 01:22:59.401Z	116.625° SE	2026-07-07 01:26:59.401Z	86.643° E	15.192°	2026-07-07 01:30:59.401Z	57.594° ENE
15 mins	2026-07-07 03:15:59.401Z	194.6° SSW	2026-07-07 03:22:59.401Z	61.914° ENE	44.905°	2026-07-07 03:30:59.401Z	19.966° NNE
10 mins	2026-07-07 05:16:59.401Z	272.535° WNW	2026-07-07 05:20:59.401Z	305.697° NW	20.378°	2026-07-07 05:26:59.401Z	353.336° N
10 mins	2026-07-07 11:25:59.401Z	15.57° NNE	2026-07-07 11:29:59.401Z	47.825° ENE	19.387°	2026-07-07 11:35:59.401Z	93.395° ESE
15 mins	2026-07-07 13:21:59.401Z	341.841° N	2026-07-07 13:28:59.401Z	96.06° ESE	44.967°	2026-07-07 13:36:59.401Z	161.99° S
9 mins	2026-07-07 15:20:59.401Z	301.627° NW	2026-07-07 15:24:59.401Z	271.299° WNW	17.192°	2026-07-07 15:29:59.401Z	234.436° WSW

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COSMOS 1563, 15002

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-06T06:27:28.279Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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