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COSMOS 2339, 24727

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2339, 24727 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

24727, 1997-006C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 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, Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2339
1 24727U 97006C   25128.56898041  .00000044  00000-0  18888-3 0  9997
2 24727  82.6027 152.6684 0001188 117.5479 358.9291 12.62369552300813

Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:39Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:39:19.907Z)

Latitude

62.66607°

Longitude

-113.27584°

Altitude

1,422.975 km

Speed

7.156 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 12m 46s

True Declination

62° 32' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

24.54014°

Longitude

84.1386°

Altitude

1,416.021 km

Speed

7.155 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 33m 26s

Apparent Declination

-7° 36' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:26:12

Azimuth

272.594° WNW

Elevation

-14.975°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,411.424 km

Perigee altitude

1,409.574 km

Semi-major axis

7,788.636 km

Eccentricity

0.0001188

Inclination

82.6027°

RAAN

152.6684°

Arg. of periapsis

117.5479°

True anomaly

358.92885°

Mean anomaly

358.9291°

Eccentric anomaly

358.92897°

Mean motion

3.15756 °/min

BSTAR

0.00018888

Orbital period

114.01 mins

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COSMOS 2339 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	2025-05-09 12:28:24.308Z	7.531° NNE	2025-05-09 12:35:24.308Z	71.828° E	33.365°	2025-05-09 12:42:24.308Z	139.563° SSE
13 mins	2025-05-09 14:24:24.308Z	333.129° NNW	2025-05-09 14:30:24.308Z	273.737° WNW	33.027°	2025-05-09 14:37:24.308Z	209.293° SW
13 mins	2025-05-10 01:17:24.308Z	148.243° SSE	2025-05-10 01:23:24.308Z	89.191° E	33.393°	2025-05-10 01:30:24.308Z	23.508° NE
13 mins	2025-05-10 03:12:24.308Z	224.415° SW	2025-05-10 03:18:24.308Z	285.238° WNW	33.027°	2025-05-10 03:25:24.308Z	351.542° N

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