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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

17 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 17 hours ago

0 COSMOS 252
1 03530U 68097A   25181.64844555 -.00000050  00000-0  23667-4 0  9993
2 03530  62.3280 295.9470 0986119 343.3051  13.7501 12.88143084660663

Epoch: 2025-06-30T15:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T15:33:45.695Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

143.55134°

Altitude

579.127 km

Speed

7.923 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 43m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

58.36232°

Longitude

-96.11247°

Altitude

1,672.114 km

Speed

6.879 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 18m 54s

Apparent Declination

20° 20' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:28:50

Azimuth

33.043° NE

Elevation

-22.562°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,065.814 km

Perigee altitude

549.948 km

Semi-major axis

7,686.018 km

Eccentricity

0.09861

Inclination

62.328°

RAAN

295.947°

Arg. of periapsis

343.3051°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

13.7501°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.221 °/min

Orbital period

111.77 mins

BSTAR

0.000023667

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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.
12 mins	2025-07-01 10:20:38.768Z	242.122° WSW	2025-07-01 10:25:38.768Z	320.042° NNW	36.802°	2025-07-01 10:32:38.768Z	29.264° NE
8 mins	2025-07-01 12:20:38.768Z	316.435° NNW	2025-07-01 12:23:38.768Z	345.161° N	17.133°	2025-07-01 12:28:38.768Z	22.358° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-01 14:19:38.768Z	345.47° N	2025-07-01 14:23:38.768Z	15.767° NNE	17.057°	2025-07-01 14:29:38.768Z	51.869° ENE
17 mins	2025-07-01 16:15:38.768Z	341.311° N	2025-07-01 16:22:38.768Z	40.344° NE	31.559°	2025-07-01 16:32:38.768Z	101.913° ESE
21 mins	2025-07-01 18:10:38.768Z	322.539° NNW	2025-07-01 18:19:38.768Z	239.317° WSW	44.794°	2025-07-01 18:31:38.768Z	152.194° SSE
15 mins	2025-07-01 20:08:38.768Z	292.949° NW	2025-07-01 20:14:38.768Z	255.87° W	22.901°	2025-07-01 20:23:38.768Z	206.93° SW
9 mins	2025-07-02 08:40:38.768Z	177.649° S	2025-07-02 08:44:38.768Z	102.228° ESE	33.444°	2025-07-02 08:49:38.768Z	48.276° ENE

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