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COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2), 20026

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2), 20026 is a payload satellite owned by NPO PM (CIS) in MEO that was launched on Wed, 31 May 1989 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM-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
20026, 1989-039C
Orbit
MEO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
NPO PM
Mission
Operational Defense Geodetic
Bus & Motor
ETALON, Unknown motor
Mass
1,230 kg wet, 1,230 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1989-05-31 (37 years ago)
Launch vehicle
PROTON-K/DM-2
Launch site
Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Sphere, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
1.307 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2)
1 20026U 89039C   25342.36417524 -.00000047  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 20026  65.0532 317.1072 0020462 214.1642 325.6119  2.13204418284431
Epoch: 2025-12-08T08:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-08T08:44:24.740Z)
Latitude
0.26236°
Longitude
-71.49553°
Altitude
19,079.281 km
Speed
3.96 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 07m 53s
True Declination
0° 15' 43"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:37:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
19,173.508 km
Perigee altitude
19,069.154 km
Semi-major axis
25,499.468 km
Eccentricity
0.00205
Inclination
65.0532°
RAAN
317.1072°
Arg. of periapsis
214.1642°
True anomaly
325.47919°
Mean anomaly
325.6119°
Eccentric anomaly
325.54557°
Mean motion
0.53302 °/min
Orbital period
675.39 mins
BSTAR
0
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