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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

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 COSMOS 2339
1 24727U 97006C   25118.59129734  .00000037  00000-0  14882-3 0  9997
2 24727  82.6044 159.0122 0001004 118.5701  36.6524 12.62369182299260

Epoch: 2025-04-28T14:11Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T14:11:28.09Z)

Latitude

24.57521°

Longitude

-94.04415°

Altitude

1,415.38 km

Speed

7.155 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 22m 30s

True Declination

24° 27' 23"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-7.86541°

Longitude

87.13318°

Altitude

1,417.691 km

Speed

7.151 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 58m 41s

Apparent Declination

-24° 49' 19"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:32:58

Azimuth

285.214° WNW

Elevation

-56.042°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,411.282 km

Perigee altitude

1,409.718 km

Semi-major axis

7,788.637 km

Eccentricity

0.0001004

Inclination

82.6044°

RAAN

159.0122°

Arg. of periapsis

118.5701°

True anomaly

36.65927°

Mean anomaly

36.6524°

Eccentric anomaly

36.65583°

Mean motion

3.15756 °/min

BSTAR

0.00014882

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.
15 mins	2025-04-30 13:31:52.310Z	5.948° NNE	2025-04-30 13:38:52.310Z	69.89° E	34.971°	2025-04-30 13:46:52.310Z	145.346° SSE
13 mins	2025-04-30 15:27:52.310Z	331.966° NNW	2025-04-30 15:33:52.310Z	275.052° WNW	31.286°	2025-04-30 15:40:52.310Z	212.303° SW
13 mins	2025-05-01 02:20:52.310Z	151.573° SSE	2025-05-01 02:26:52.310Z	90.995° ESE	35.099°	2025-05-01 02:33:52.310Z	22.377° NNE
13 mins	2025-05-01 04:15:52.310Z	226.847° WSW	2025-05-01 04:21:52.310Z	283.992° WNW	31.328°	2025-05-01 04:28:52.310Z	349.896° N

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