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COSMOS 252, 3530

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 252, 3530 is a payload satellite owned by PKO (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 01 Nov 1968 UTC via a TSIKLON-2A launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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

3530, 1968-097A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

TSKBM/KB1

Mission

Defense Weapon

Bus & Motor

IS, Unknown motor

Mass

1,400 kg wet, ~1,400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1968-11-01 (57 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-2A

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 4 m

Radar Cross Section

7.854 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 COSMOS 252
1 03530U 68097A   25186.61665763 -.00000058  00000-0  20396-4 0  9991
2 03530  62.3274 283.7524 0986558 344.3348  12.9021 12.88143712661306

Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:47:59.219Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

137.9035°

Altitude

575.637 km

Speed

7.927 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 55m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-30.52428°

Longitude

119.24931°

Altitude

595.178 km

Speed

7.91 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 36m 22s

Apparent Declination

-39° 32' 60"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:02:24

Azimuth

101.183° ESE

Elevation

-62.122°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,066.149 km

Perigee altitude

549.609 km

Semi-major axis

7,686.016 km

Eccentricity

0.09866

Inclination

62.3274°

RAAN

283.7524°

Arg. of periapsis

344.3348°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

12.9021°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.221 °/min

Orbital period

111.77 mins

BSTAR

0.000020396

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Other satellites on launch #97 in the year 1968 (1968-11-01 UTC)

COSMOS 252 DEB, 3610 (Decayed)

COSMOS 252 DEB, 3684 (Decayed)

COSMOS 252 DEB *, 3685 (Decayed)

COSMOS 252 DEB *, 3686

COSMOS 252 DEB, 3687 (Decayed)

COSMOS 252 DEB, 3688 (Decayed)

COSMOS 252 DEB, 3689 (Decayed)

COSMOS 252 DEB *, 3690

COSMOS 252 DEB, 3694 (Decayed)

COSMOS 252 DEB *, 3696 (Decayed)

COSMOS 252 DEB, 3701 (Decayed)

COSMOS 252 DEB *, 3704 (Decayed)

COSMOS 252 DEB, 3711 (Decayed)

COSMOS 252 DEB, 3712 (Decayed)

COSMOS 252 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.
9 mins	2025-07-06 07:41:16.246Z	176.438° S	2025-07-06 07:45:16.246Z	109.486° ESE	31.739°	2025-07-06 07:50:16.246Z	50.4° ENE
10 mins	2025-07-06 09:37:16.246Z	266.299° W	2025-07-06 09:40:16.246Z	311.953° NW	30.407°	2025-07-06 09:47:16.246Z	25.521° NE
8 mins	2025-07-06 11:36:16.246Z	323.902° NNW	2025-07-06 11:39:16.246Z	350.386° N	15.63°	2025-07-06 11:44:16.246Z	25.664° NE
12 mins	2025-07-06 13:34:16.246Z	342.898° N	2025-07-06 13:39:16.246Z	20.478° NNE	18.735°	2025-07-06 13:46:16.246Z	61.938° ENE
18 mins	2025-07-06 15:30:16.246Z	337.488° NNW	2025-07-06 15:38:16.246Z	48.551° ENE	35.464°	2025-07-06 15:48:16.246Z	111.394° ESE
21 mins	2025-07-06 17:25:16.246Z	318.658° NNW	2025-07-06 17:34:16.246Z	250.699° W	42.786°	2025-07-06 17:46:16.246Z	162.236° S
12 mins	2025-07-06 19:24:16.246Z	286.403° WNW	2025-07-06 19:29:16.246Z	258.323° W	17.243°	2025-07-06 19:36:16.246Z	221.97° SW

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