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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

19 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 19 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2339
1 24727U 97006C   25193.57127998  .00000030  00000-0  10733-3 0  9992
2 24727  82.6049 111.3374 0001805  72.0765 102.0861 12.62370580308726

Epoch: 2025-07-12T13:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T13:42:38.59Z)

Latitude

5.69292°

Longitude

154.23198°

Altitude

1,415.644 km

Speed

7.153 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 22m 23s

True Declination

5° 39' 43"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

82.2183°

Longitude

83.55727°

Altitude

1,425.412 km

Speed

7.156 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 32m 05s

Apparent Declination

35° 53' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:43:27

Azimuth

349.898° N

Elevation

-13.369°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,411.901 km

Perigee altitude

1,409.089 km

Semi-major axis

7,788.632 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

82.6049°

RAAN

111.3374°

Arg. of periapsis

72.0765°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

102.0861°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15756 °/min

Orbital period

114.01 mins

BSTAR

0.00010733

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-13 08:29:02.810Z	309.681° NW	2025-07-13 08:32:02.810Z	287.308° WNW	14.301°	2025-07-13 08:36:02.810Z	256.926° W
8 mins	2025-07-13 17:29:02.810Z	106.424° ESE	2025-07-13 17:32:02.810Z	82.01° E	17.431°	2025-07-13 17:37:02.810Z	42.729° NE
15 mins	2025-07-13 19:19:02.810Z	189.152° SSW	2025-07-13 19:26:02.810Z	243.289° WSW	44.714°	2025-07-13 19:34:02.810Z	5.963° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-13 21:19:02.810Z	270.065° WNW	2025-07-13 21:23:02.810Z	301.408° NW	15.34°	2025-07-13 21:27:02.810Z	331.351° NNW
14 mins	2025-07-14 05:21:02.810Z	9.785° NNE	2025-07-14 05:28:02.810Z	79.724° E	32.771°	2025-07-14 05:35:02.810Z	140.418° SSE
14 mins	2025-07-14 07:16:02.810Z	335.584° NNW	2025-07-14 07:23:02.810Z	265.641° W	33.433°	2025-07-14 07:30:02.810Z	206.907° SW

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