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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

8 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 8 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2337
1 24725U 97006A   25193.22423946  .00000014  00000-0  19441-4 0  9992
2 24725  82.6100 135.5924 0009022 163.7327 196.4055 12.60715093307240

Epoch: 2025-07-12T05:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T05:22:54.289Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

124.50132°

Altitude

1,429.473 km

Speed

7.143 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 02m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

31.50725°

Longitude

128.8333°

Altitude

1,428.511 km

Speed

7.147 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 04m 36s

Apparent Declination

0° 03' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:32:20

Azimuth

49.561° ENE

Elevation

-37.861°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,424.349 km

Perigee altitude

1,410.283 km

Semi-major axis

7,795.453 km

Eccentricity

0.0009

Inclination

82.61°

RAAN

135.5924°

Arg. of periapsis

163.7327°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

196.4055°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15342 °/min

Orbital period

114.16 mins

BSTAR

0.000019441

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-12 18:53:04.513Z	98.055° ESE	2025-07-12 18:56:04.513Z	76.29° E	12.74°	2025-07-12 18:59:04.513Z	54.29° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-12 20:43:04.513Z	177.289° S	2025-07-12 20:50:04.513Z	76.847° E	44.237°	2025-07-12 20:58:04.513Z	10.559° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-12 22:41:04.513Z	254.397° W	2025-07-12 22:46:04.513Z	296.105° NW	20.175°	2025-07-12 22:51:04.513Z	336.51° NNW
12 mins	2025-07-13 06:46:04.513Z	17.663° NNE	2025-07-13 06:52:04.513Z	74.541° E	27.364°	2025-07-13 06:58:04.513Z	126.685° SE
14 mins	2025-07-13 08:41:04.513Z	339.045° N	2025-07-13 08:47:04.513Z	273.723° WNW	38.91°	2025-07-13 08:55:04.513Z	196.361° SSW

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