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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

Last TLE update

7 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 7 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1563
1 15002U 84052E   25183.81422471 -.00000003  00000-0  83540-4 0  9993
2 15002  74.0137 350.7121 0024579 197.8081 267.8668 12.51833016610664

Epoch: 2025-07-02T19:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T19:32:29.014Z)

Latitude

68.03321°

Longitude

-88.47207°

Altitude

1,469.015 km

Speed

7.134 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 22m 57s

True Declination

67° 55' 28"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-70.94486°

Longitude

80.50477°

Altitude

1,480.584 km

Speed

7.124 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 03m 41s

Apparent Declination

-65° 04' 19"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:58:31

Azimuth

156.166° SSE

Elevation

-59.929°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,473.924 km

Perigee altitude

1,435.419 km

Semi-major axis

7,832.808 km

Eccentricity

0.00246

Inclination

74.0137°

RAAN

350.7121°

Arg. of periapsis

197.8081°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

267.8668°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.13088 °/min

Orbital period

114.98 mins

BSTAR

0.00008354

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

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.
10 mins	2025-07-03 10:26:32.817Z	125.605° SE	2025-07-03 10:31:32.817Z	89.846° E	16.518°	2025-07-03 10:36:32.817Z	53.697° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-03 12:20:32.817Z	196.642° SSW	2025-07-03 12:27:32.817Z	197.434° SSW	44.951°	2025-07-03 12:35:32.817Z	19.116° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-03 14:21:32.817Z	270.867° WNW	2025-07-03 14:26:32.817Z	310.941° NW	20.009°	2025-07-03 14:32:32.817Z	355.757° N
10 mins	2025-07-03 20:30:32.817Z	11.962° NNE	2025-07-03 20:35:32.817Z	52.647° ENE	19.879°	2025-07-03 20:40:32.817Z	91.89° ESE
15 mins	2025-07-03 22:26:32.817Z	340.753° N	2025-07-03 22:33:32.817Z	335.726° NNW	44.825°	2025-07-03 22:41:32.817Z	163.805° S
8 mins	2025-07-04 00:26:32.817Z	297.58° NW	2025-07-04 00:29:32.817Z	274.886° WNW	15.887°	2025-07-04 00:34:32.817Z	237.688° WSW

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