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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

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

Main Intelligence Directorate (CIS)

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, 19 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2333
1 24297U 96051A   25129.30036242 -.00000013  00000-0  18799-4 0  9997
2 24297  70.9036 105.4505 0024713 206.0302 153.9578 14.13754416479218

Epoch: 2025-05-09T07:12Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T07:12:31.313Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

129.96153°

Altitude

864.997 km

Speed

7.412 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 01m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

7.42584°

Longitude

131.33936°

Altitude

865.337 km

Speed

7.412 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 49m 03s

Apparent Declination

-38° 27' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:01:02

Azimuth

130.326° SE

Elevation

-12.33°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

862.337 km

Perigee altitude

826.639 km

Semi-major axis

7,222.625 km

Eccentricity

0.0024713

Inclination

70.9036°

RAAN

105.4505°

Arg. of periapsis

206.0302°

True anomaly

154.08179°

Mean anomaly

153.9578°

Eccentric anomaly

154.01983°

Mean motion

3.5359 °/min

BSTAR

0.000018799

Orbital period

101.81 mins

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

SL-16 DEB, 24875 (Decayed)

SL-16 DEB, 24879 (Decayed)

SL-16 DEB, 25423 (Decayed)

SL-16 DEB, 36030 (Decayed)

SL-16 DEB, 36031 (Decayed)

SL-16 DEB, 43354

SL-16 DEB, 48078

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.
7 mins	2025-05-09 22:36:50.175Z	145.895° SSE	2025-05-09 22:40:50.175Z	96.05° ESE	21.088°	2025-05-09 22:43:50.175Z	59.144° ENE
9 mins	2025-05-10 00:19:50.175Z	226.963° WSW	2025-05-10 00:23:50.175Z	282.509° WNW	36.778°	2025-05-10 00:28:50.175Z	9.401° NNE
9 mins	2025-05-10 09:15:50.175Z	344.685° N	2025-05-10 09:19:50.175Z	96.011° ESE	43.026°	2025-05-10 09:24:50.175Z	149.849° SSE

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