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COSMOS 2338, 24726

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2338, 24726 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

24726, 1997-006B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 COSMOS 2338
1 24726U 97006B   25128.57776238  .00000037  00000-0  15155-3 0  9996
2 24726  82.5993 160.6360 0003692 290.4753  69.5941 12.61383839299795

Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:51Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:51:58.669Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

85.99529°

Altitude

1,418.964 km

Speed

7.152 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 42m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-29.97816°

Longitude

81.06896°

Altitude

1,426.156 km

Speed

7.148 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 28m 57s

Apparent Declination

-34° 17' 52"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:37:23

Azimuth

17.328° NNE

Elevation

-84.135°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,417.436 km

Perigee altitude

1,411.682 km

Semi-major axis

7,792.696 km

Eccentricity

0.0003692

Inclination

82.5993°

RAAN

160.636°

Arg. of periapsis

290.4753°

True anomaly

69.63376°

Mean anomaly

69.5941°

Eccentric anomaly

69.61393°

Mean motion

3.15509 °/min

BSTAR

0.00015155

Orbital period

114.1 mins

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COSMOS 2338 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.
13 mins	2025-05-09 15:14:14.795Z	332.489° NNW	2025-05-09 15:21:14.795Z	274.396° WNW	26.997°	2025-05-09 15:27:14.795Z	222.657° SW
14 mins	2025-05-10 02:08:14.795Z	161.219° S	2025-05-10 02:14:14.795Z	102.653° ESE	39.09°	2025-05-10 02:22:14.795Z	17.284° NNE
13 mins	2025-05-10 04:04:14.795Z	235.944° WSW	2025-05-10 04:10:14.795Z	290.559° WNW	27.09°	2025-05-10 04:17:14.795Z	348.76° N
10 mins	2025-05-10 12:11:14.795Z	27.195° NE	2025-05-10 12:16:14.795Z	70° E	20.384°	2025-05-10 12:21:14.795Z	109.791° ESE
14 mins	2025-05-10 14:05:14.795Z	348.023° N	2025-05-10 14:12:14.795Z	236.146° WSW	43.91°	2025-05-10 14:19:14.795Z	182.788° SSW

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