COSMOS 1579, 15085
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 1579, 15085 is a payload satellite owned by VMF (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 29 Jun 1984 UTC via a TSIKLON-2 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
Kometa
Mission
Defense Sigint
Bus & Motor
US-A REACTOR, Unknown motor
Mass
4,300 kg wet, 1,154 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cone + Cyl, 2.9 m
Radar Cross Section
6.586 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 COSMOS 1579
1 15085U 84069A 25259.57536330 -.00000060 00000-0 24768-4 0 9999
2 15085 65.0499 73.8615 0036076 141.5379 218.8264 13.86199592 87858Epoch: 2025-09-16T13:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T13:48:31.389Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-129.033°
Altitude
964.527 km
Speed
7.36 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 55m 26s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:47:21
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
966.985 km
Perigee altitude
914.179 km
Semi-major axis
7,318.719 km
Eccentricity
0.00361
Inclination
65.0499°
RAAN
73.8615°
Arg. of periapsis
141.5379°
True anomaly
218.56812°
Mean anomaly
218.8264°
Eccentric anomaly
218.69717°
Mean motion
3.46649 °/min
Orbital period
103.85 mins
BSTAR
0.000024768
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Other satellites on launch #69 in the year 1984 (1984-06-29 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.COSMOS 1579 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. |
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| 11 mins | 2025-09-16 23:02:25.658Z | 317.69° NNW | 2025-09-16 23:07:25.658Z | 252.443° W | 38.537° | 2025-09-16 23:13:25.658Z | 169.571° S |
| 9 mins | 2025-09-17 12:26:25.658Z | 165.806° S | 2025-09-17 12:30:25.658Z | 114.972° SE | 28.482° | 2025-09-17 12:35:25.658Z | 52.958° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2025-09-17 14:13:25.658Z | 245.996° WSW | 2025-09-17 14:17:25.658Z | 307.434° NW | 34.549° | 2025-09-17 14:22:25.658Z | 16.647° NNE |
| 10 mins | 2025-09-17 21:31:25.658Z | 345.202° N | 2025-09-17 21:35:25.658Z | 38.391° NE | 34.173° | 2025-09-17 21:41:25.658Z | 122.008° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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