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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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2) details

Identifier	20026, 1989-039C
Orbit	MEO
Last TLE update	18 hours ago
Origin	NPO PM (CIS)
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 (36 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, 1.29 m
Radar Cross Section	1.307 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2)
1 20026U 89039C   25025.07633980 -.00000065  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 20026  65.2308 327.9872 0019855 216.2907 155.1429  2.13204440277675

Epoch: 2025-01-25T01:49Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-25T01:49:55.758Z)

Latitude	10.46777°
Longitude	-179.25964°
Altitude	19,167.525 km
Speed	3.947 km/s
True Right ascension	22h 11m 24s
True Declination	10° 27' 02"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-46.02125°
Longitude	24.33077°
Altitude	19,089.688 km
Speed	3.96 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	11h 15m 15s
Apparent Declination	-45° 41' 59"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	21:20:39
Azimuth	245.071° WSW
Elevation	-68.329°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	19,171.952 km
Perigee altitude	19,070.694 km
Semi-major axis	25,499.46 km
Eccentricity	0.0019855
Inclination	65.2308°
RAAN	327.9872°
Arg. of periapsis	216.2907°
True anomaly	155.23833°
Mean anomaly	155.1429°
Eccentric anomaly	155.19063°
Mean motion	0.53302 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	675.39 mins