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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

10 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 10 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2338
1 24726U 97006B   25193.14223788  .00000026  00000-0  87804-4 0  9997
2 24726  82.6009 119.6364 0005694 128.5306 231.6295 12.61384375307937

Epoch: 2025-07-12T03:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T03:24:49.352Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

138.14669°

Altitude

1,422.722 km

Speed

7.148 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 58m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

76.93778°

Longitude

171.72945°

Altitude

1,427.344 km

Speed

7.155 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 50m 19s

Apparent Declination

29° 46' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:43:16

Azimuth

12.152° NNE

Elevation

-19.23°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,418.994 km

Perigee altitude

1,410.12 km

Semi-major axis

7,792.694 km

Eccentricity

0.00057

Inclination

82.6009°

RAAN

119.6364°

Arg. of periapsis

128.5306°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

231.6295°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15509 °/min

Orbital period

114.1 mins

BSTAR

0.000087804

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

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.
14 mins	2025-07-12 18:43:58.966Z	146.635° SSE	2025-07-12 18:50:58.966Z	89.336° E	29.843°	2025-07-12 18:57:58.966Z	26.413° NE
14 mins	2025-07-12 20:39:58.966Z	217.698° SW	2025-07-12 20:45:58.966Z	282.613° WNW	36.384°	2025-07-12 20:53:58.966Z	356.831° N
5 mins	2025-07-13 04:48:58.966Z	42.336° NE	2025-07-13 04:50:58.966Z	57.319° ENE	12.82°	2025-07-13 04:53:58.966Z	79.753° E
15 mins	2025-07-13 06:40:58.966Z	357.875° N	2025-07-13 06:47:58.966Z	81.009° E	43.586°	2025-07-13 06:55:58.966Z	164.954° S
10 mins	2025-07-13 08:37:58.966Z	315.45° NNW	2025-07-13 08:41:58.966Z	281.389° WNW	20.582°	2025-07-13 08:47:58.966Z	234.09° WSW

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