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COSMOS 2337, 24725

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2337, 24725 is a payload satellite owned by VKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 14 Feb 1997 UTC via a TSIKLON-3 launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). 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

24725, 1997-006A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

23 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Non-operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1997-02-14 (28 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Ant, 7 m

Radar Cross Section

1.583 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 23 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2337
1 24725U 97006A   25128.62549037  .00000032  00000-0  12479-3 0  9997
2 24725  82.6099 176.5101 0008017 324.4315  35.6240 12.60713815298873

Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:00Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:00:42.367Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

84.64027°

Altitude

1,417.647 km

Speed

7.154 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 46m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

80.94968°

Longitude

-150.0979°

Altitude

1,437.712 km

Speed

7.147 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 14m 45s

Apparent Declination

42° 23' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:32:23

Azimuth

352.136° N

Elevation

-7.142°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,423.571 km

Perigee altitude

1,411.072 km

Semi-major axis

7,795.458 km

Eccentricity

0.0008017

Inclination

82.6099°

RAAN

176.5101°

Arg. of periapsis

324.4315°

True anomaly

35.67755°

Mean anomaly

35.624°

Eccentric anomaly

35.65077°

Mean motion

3.15341 °/min

BSTAR

0.00012479

Orbital period

114.16 mins

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Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 1997 (1997-02-14 UTC)

COSMOS 2337 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.
16 mins	2025-05-09 14:28:15.423Z	0.332° NNE	2025-05-09 14:36:15.423Z	84.367° E	40.586°	2025-05-09 14:44:15.423Z	157.097° SSE
12 mins	2025-05-09 16:25:15.423Z	324.334° NNW	2025-05-09 16:30:15.423Z	281.056° WNW	25.1°	2025-05-09 16:37:15.423Z	223.438° SW
14 mins	2025-05-10 03:18:15.423Z	165.054° S	2025-05-10 03:24:15.423Z	102.49° ESE	40.893°	2025-05-10 03:32:15.423Z	15.436° NNE
11 mins	2025-05-10 05:15:15.423Z	244.61° WSW	2025-05-10 05:20:15.423Z	290.848° WNW	25.135°	2025-05-10 05:26:15.423Z	342.782° N
11 mins	2025-05-10 13:21:15.423Z	24.348° NE	2025-05-10 13:26:15.423Z	67.725° E	22.402°	2025-05-10 13:32:15.423Z	116.384° SE

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