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). 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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Step Cyl + 2 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
12.911 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago
TLE from 17 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2479
1 38101U 12012A 26271.92083427 -.00000288 00000-0 00000+0 0 9990
2 38101 9.0860 55.2859 0005447 216.4929 162.8228 1.00392874 53130Epoch: 2026-09-28T22:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-28T22:06:00.080Z)
Latitude
2.98241°
Longitude
95.16743°
Altitude
35,773.682 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 57m 26s
True Declination
2° 58' 46"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:50:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,776.665 km
Perigee altitude
35,730.766 km
Semi-major axis
42,131.853 km
Eccentricity
0.00054
Inclination
9.086°
RAAN
55.2859°
Arg. of periapsis
216.4929°
True anomaly
162.84122°
Mean anomaly
162.8228°
Eccentric anomaly
162.83201°
Mean motion
0.25097 °/min
Orbital period
1,434.42 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #12 in the year 2012 (2012-03-30 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.COSMOS 2479 Visibility
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