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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

6 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 6 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2339
1 24727U 97006C   25193.24168309  .00000028  00000-0  96042-4 0  9992
2 24727  82.6049 111.5469 0001804  72.1521  44.8937 12.62370581308978

Epoch: 2025-07-12T05:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T05:48:01.418Z)

Latitude

62.10664°

Longitude

-99.96325°

Altitude

1,422.785 km

Speed

7.156 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 29m 41s

True Declination

61° 58' 35"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-58.60673°

Longitude

-73.79088°

Altitude

1,437.159 km

Speed

7.142 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 49m 42s

Apparent Declination

-65° 46' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:31:13

Azimuth

210.575° SW

Elevation

-52.096°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,411.9 km

Perigee altitude

1,409.09 km

Semi-major axis

7,788.632 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

82.6049°

RAAN

111.5469°

Arg. of periapsis

72.1521°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

44.8937°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15756 °/min

Orbital period

114.01 mins

BSTAR

0.000096042

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

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.
15 mins	2025-07-12 18:35:07.912Z	159.226° S	2025-07-12 18:42:07.912Z	96.432° ESE	37.095°	2025-07-12 18:50:07.912Z	18.612° NNE
12 mins	2025-07-12 20:32:07.912Z	234.016° WSW	2025-07-12 20:38:07.912Z	294.684° NW	29.112°	2025-07-12 20:44:07.912Z	347.268° N
9 mins	2025-07-13 04:39:07.912Z	33.342° NE	2025-07-13 04:43:07.912Z	66.992° ENE	18.273°	2025-07-13 04:48:07.912Z	105.569° ESE
15 mins	2025-07-13 06:32:07.912Z	350.818° N	2025-07-13 06:39:07.912Z	228.031° WSW	44.788°	2025-07-13 06:47:07.912Z	177.869° S
6 mins	2025-07-13 08:30:07.912Z	302.117° NW	2025-07-13 08:32:07.912Z	286.625° WNW	14.323°	2025-07-13 08:36:07.912Z	256.366° W

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