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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

19 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 19 hours ago

0 COSMOS 252
1 03530U 68097A   25128.55054229  .00000181  00000-0  11889-3 0  9991
2 03530  62.3289  66.2665 0982195 332.3289  22.8541 12.88133179653827

Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:12Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:12:46.853Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

1.45181°

Altitude

627.72 km

Speed

7.873 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 25m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

50.11211°

Longitude

38.14467°

Altitude

1,207.552 km

Speed

7.306 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 33m 52s

Apparent Declination

10° 36' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:16:21

Azimuth

336.103° NNW

Elevation

-36.368°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,062.841 km

Perigee altitude

553 km

Semi-major axis

7,686.058 km

Eccentricity

0.0982195

Inclination

62.3289°

RAAN

66.2665°

Arg. of periapsis

332.3289°

True anomaly

27.77366°

Mean anomaly

22.8541°

Eccentric anomaly

25.25509°

Mean motion

3.22098 °/min

BSTAR

0.00011889

Orbital period

111.77 mins

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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.
16 mins	2025-05-09 08:28:14.439Z	300.163° NW	2025-05-09 08:36:14.439Z	255.99° W	21.897°	2025-05-09 08:44:14.439Z	212.267° SW
10 mins	2025-05-09 21:01:14.439Z	179.415° S	2025-05-09 21:04:14.439Z	128.786° SE	36.671°	2025-05-09 21:11:14.439Z	44.802° NE
12 mins	2025-05-09 22:56:14.439Z	264.813° W	2025-05-09 23:01:14.439Z	332.335° NNW	30.525°	2025-05-09 23:08:14.439Z	27.193° NE
9 mins	2025-05-10 00:56:14.439Z	324.097° NNW	2025-05-10 01:00:14.439Z	356.73° N	17.353°	2025-05-10 01:05:14.439Z	28.724° NE
14 mins	2025-05-10 02:54:14.439Z	340.801° N	2025-05-10 03:00:14.439Z	23.897° NE	21.189°	2025-05-10 03:08:14.439Z	68.323° E
20 mins	2025-05-10 04:50:14.439Z	334.723° NNW	2025-05-10 04:58:14.439Z	37.741° NE	37.694°	2025-05-10 05:10:14.439Z	117.353° SE
21 mins	2025-05-10 06:46:14.439Z	316.272° NNW	2025-05-10 06:55:14.439Z	246.217° WSW	41.53°	2025-05-10 07:07:14.439Z	166.489° S

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