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COSMOS 2479, 38101

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2479, 38101 is a payload satellite owned by PVO (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 30 Mar 2012 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM-2 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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COSMOS 2479 details

Identifier	38101, 2012-012A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	2 days ago
Origin	PVO (CIS)
Manufacturer	NPOL/KOMET
Mission	Non-operational Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor	PROGNOZ, Unknown motor
Mass	2,580 kg wet, ~2,200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2012-03-30 (13 years ago)
Launch vehicle	PROTON-K/DM-2
Launch site	Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Step Cyl + 2 Pan, 10 m
Radar Cross Section	12.911 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 COSMOS 2479
1 38101U 12012A   24347.22410413 -.00000173  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 38101   7.5716  61.5922 0006096 223.9495 143.3854  1.00392307 46554

Epoch: 2024-12-12T05:22Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-12T05:22:42.596Z)

Latitude	0.991°
Longitude	-93.18872°
Altitude	35,772.965 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
True Right ascension	04h 35m 35s
True Declination	0° 59' 24"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-7.17633°
Longitude	150.16494°
Altitude	35,730.734 km
Speed	3.078 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	20h 55m 35s
Apparent Declination	-14° 08' 31"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	19:58:45
Azimuth	163.243° S
Elevation	34.347°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,779.57 km
Perigee altitude	35,728.202 km
Semi-major axis	42,132.023 km
Eccentricity	0.0006096
Inclination	7.5716°
RAAN	61.5922°
Arg. of periapsis	223.9495°
True anomaly	143.42704°
Mean anomaly	143.3854°
Eccentric anomaly	143.40622°
Mean motion	0.25097 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1434.42 mins