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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). 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

38101, 2012-012A

Orbit

GEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Aerospace Forces (RU)

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, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

12.911 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2479
1 38101U 12012A   25260.65118727 -.00000138  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 38101   8.2182  58.9935 0004198 203.6620 312.9827  1.00315263 49350

Epoch: 2025-09-17T15:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T15:37:42.58Z)

Latitude

3.27012°

Longitude

-15.43789°

Altitude

35,761.571 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 23m 15s

True Declination

3° 16' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

22:24:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,793.146 km

Perigee altitude

35,757.753 km

Semi-major axis

42,153.587 km

Eccentricity

0.00042

Inclination

8.2182°

RAAN

58.9935°

Arg. of periapsis

203.662°

True anomaly

312.9475°

Mean anomaly

312.9827°

Eccentric anomaly

312.9651°

Mean motion

0.25078 °/min

Orbital period

1,435.53 mins

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Other satellites on launch #12 in the year 2012 (2012-03-30 UTC)

SL-12 R/B(1), 38102 (Decayed)

SL-12 PLAT, 38103 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(2), 38104

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 38105 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 38106 (Decayed)

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COSMOS 2479, 38101

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T15:37:42.58Z)

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