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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
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
1
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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COSMOS 252 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
12 mins2025-04-30 02:22:43.846Z292.914° NW2025-04-30 02:27:43.846Z337.21° NNW20.682°2025-04-30 02:34:43.846Z26.683° NE
11 mins2025-04-30 04:23:43.846Z338.268° N2025-04-30 04:27:43.846Z7.003° NNE18.137°2025-04-30 04:34:43.846Z48.562° ENE
18 mins2025-04-30 06:19:43.846Z336.721° NNW2025-04-30 06:27:43.846Z35.495° NE30.366°2025-04-30 06:37:43.846Z96.066° ESE
21 mins2025-04-30 08:15:43.846Z324.723° NNW2025-04-30 08:25:43.846Z123.747° SE44.912°2025-04-30 08:36:43.846Z146.597° SSE
17 mins2025-04-30 10:12:43.846Z301.736° NW2025-04-30 10:20:43.846Z253.259° W26.5°2025-04-30 10:29:43.846Z201.755° SSW
10 mins2025-04-30 22:45:43.846Z163.858° S2025-04-30 22:48:43.846Z117.091° SE30.512°2025-04-30 22:55:43.846Z48.007° ENE
13 mins2025-05-01 00:39:43.846Z251.895° W2025-05-01 00:44:43.846Z323.783° NNW35.069°2025-05-01 00:52:43.846Z29.716° NE
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