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COSMOS 2333, 24297

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2333, 24297 is a payload satellite owned by GRU (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 04 Sep 1996 UTC via a ZENIT-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

24297, 1996-051A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Main Intelligence Directorate (RU)

Manufacturer

Yuzhnoe

Mission

Defense Sigint

Bus & Motor

TSELINA-2, Unknown motor

Mass

3,250 kg wet, 3,250 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1996-09-04 (29 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ZENIT-2

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 9.5 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2333
1 24297U 96051A   26048.72833234  .00000181  00000-0  12093-3 0  9995
2 24297  70.9031 226.4408 0022296 136.9498 223.3373 14.13823356519412

Epoch: 2026-02-17T17:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-17T17:28:47.914Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

176.53701°

Altitude

860.444 km

Speed

7.417 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 05m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

10:58:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

860.356 km

Perigee altitude

828.15 km

Semi-major axis

7,222.39 km

Eccentricity

0.00223

Inclination

70.9031°

RAAN

226.4408°

Arg. of periapsis

136.9498°

True anomaly

223.16231°

Mean anomaly

223.3373°

Eccentric anomaly

223.24977°

Mean motion

3.53608 °/min

Orbital period

101.81 mins

BSTAR

0.00012093

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Other satellites on launch #51 in the year 1996 (1996-09-04 UTC)

SL-16 DEB, 24303

SL-16 DEB, 24299

SL-16 DEB, 36031 (Decayed)

SL-16 DEB, 48078

SL-16 DEB, 24879 (Decayed)

SL-16 DEB, 24302

SL-16 DEB, 25423 (Decayed)

SL-16 DEB, 43354

SL-16 DEB, 36030 (Decayed)

SL-16 DEB, 24875 (Decayed)

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COSMOS 2333 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.
9 mins	2026-02-18 12:15:44.671Z	165.767° S	2026-02-18 12:20:44.671Z	103.168° ESE	28.367°	2026-02-18 12:24:44.671Z	47.644° ENE
9 mins	2026-02-18 14:00:44.671Z	242.639° WSW	2026-02-18 14:04:44.671Z	300.832° NW	29.558°	2026-02-18 14:09:44.671Z	5.855° NNE
5 mins	2026-02-18 21:12:44.671Z	24.424° NE	2026-02-18 21:14:44.671Z	48.416° ENE	15.361°	2026-02-18 21:17:44.671Z	83.019° E
9 mins	2026-02-18 22:55:44.671Z	333.289° NNW	2026-02-18 22:59:44.671Z	236.808° WSW	44.544°	2026-02-18 23:04:44.671Z	163.104° S

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COSMOS 2333, 24297

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-17T17:28:47.914Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #51 in the year 1996 (1996-09-04 UTC)

COSMOS 2333 Visibility forecast

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