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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

1 day 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 (56 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 1 day ago

0 COSMOS 252
1 03530U 68097A   25118.92453546  .00000434  00000-0  22375-3 0  9999
2 03530  62.3273  89.8897 0981622 330.3345  24.5233 12.88125624652588

Epoch: 2025-04-28T22:11Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T22:11:19.863Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-100.07468°

Altitude

638.771 km

Speed

7.862 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 59m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

16.4473°

Longitude

68.30417°

Altitude

2,048.353 km

Speed

6.542 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 29m 49s

Apparent Declination

-8° 12' 60"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:41:12

Azimuth

51.7° ENE

Elevation

-46.841°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,062.434 km

Perigee altitude

553.467 km

Semi-major axis

7,686.088 km

Eccentricity

0.0981622

Inclination

62.3273°

RAAN

89.8897°

Arg. of periapsis

330.3345°

True anomaly

29.76803°

Mean anomaly

24.5233°

Eccentric anomaly

27.08402°

Mean motion

3.22096 °/min

BSTAR

0.00022375

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.
12 mins	2025-04-30 02:22:43.846Z	292.914° NW	2025-04-30 02:27:43.846Z	337.21° NNW	20.682°	2025-04-30 02:34:43.846Z	26.683° NE
11 mins	2025-04-30 04:23:43.846Z	338.268° N	2025-04-30 04:27:43.846Z	7.003° NNE	18.137°	2025-04-30 04:34:43.846Z	48.562° ENE
18 mins	2025-04-30 06:19:43.846Z	336.721° NNW	2025-04-30 06:27:43.846Z	35.495° NE	30.366°	2025-04-30 06:37:43.846Z	96.066° ESE
21 mins	2025-04-30 08:15:43.846Z	324.723° NNW	2025-04-30 08:25:43.846Z	123.747° SE	44.912°	2025-04-30 08:36:43.846Z	146.597° SSE
17 mins	2025-04-30 10:12:43.846Z	301.736° NW	2025-04-30 10:20:43.846Z	253.259° W	26.5°	2025-04-30 10:29:43.846Z	201.755° SSW
10 mins	2025-04-30 22:45:43.846Z	163.858° S	2025-04-30 22:48:43.846Z	117.091° SE	30.512°	2025-04-30 22:55:43.846Z	48.007° ENE
13 mins	2025-05-01 00:39:43.846Z	251.895° W	2025-05-01 00:44:43.846Z	323.783° NNW	35.069°	2025-05-01 00:52:43.846Z	29.716° NE

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