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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

9 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 9 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2333
1 24297U 96051A   25186.96541872  .00000274  00000-0  16978-3 0  9996
2 24297  70.9062 344.0109 0022143 115.1883 245.1537 14.13762892487672

Epoch: 2025-07-05T23:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T23:10:12.177Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

72.26424°

Altitude

855.668 km

Speed

7.422 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 56m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

63.79083°

Longitude

-152.91105°

Altitude

841.048 km

Speed

7.447 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 03m 01s

Apparent Declination

16° 24' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:08:01

Azimuth

1.443° NNE

Elevation

-33.661°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

860.452 km

Perigee altitude

828.466 km

Semi-major axis

7,222.596 km

Eccentricity

0.00221

Inclination

70.9062°

RAAN

344.0109°

Arg. of periapsis

115.1883°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

245.1537°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.53593 °/min

Orbital period

101.81 mins

BSTAR

0.00016978

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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

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-06 11:10:14.303Z	167.075° S	2025-07-06 11:14:14.303Z	115.556° SE	30.541°	2025-07-06 11:19:14.303Z	42.423° NE
8 mins	2025-07-06 12:55:14.303Z	249.699° W	2025-07-06 12:59:14.303Z	310.49° NW	26.984°	2025-07-06 13:03:14.303Z	1.11° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-06 20:07:14.303Z	28.691° NE	2025-07-06 20:09:14.303Z	54.67° ENE	16.856°	2025-07-06 20:12:14.303Z	89.259° E
9 mins	2025-07-06 21:49:14.303Z	330.896° NNW	2025-07-06 21:53:14.303Z	284.517° WNW	42.695°	2025-07-06 21:58:14.303Z	168.277° S

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