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COSMOS 2494 (SKRL 756), 39491

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2494 (SKRL 756), 39491 is a payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Sat, 28 Dec 2013 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1V launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). 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

39491, 2013-078B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

Russian Aerospace Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

ALMAN?

Mission

Operational Defense Calibration

Bus & Motor

SKRL, Unknown motor

Mass

~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2013-12-28 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1V

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.503 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2494 (SKRL 756)
1 39491U 13078B   25153.19393638  .00005095  00000-0  38978-3 0  9990
2 39491  82.4137 262.9364 0018381  56.4164 303.8812 15.01580822621806

Epoch: 2025-06-02T04:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-02T04:39:16.103Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-57.78982°

Altitude

557.984 km

Speed

7.586 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 31m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

45.72112°

Longitude

113.9885°

Altitude

566.55 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 48m 40s

Apparent Declination

9° 24' 19"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:35:24

Azimuth

60.152° ENE

Elevation

-18.106°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

571.77 km

Perigee altitude

546.268 km

Semi-major axis

6,937.156 km

Eccentricity

0.00184

Inclination

82.4137°

RAAN

262.9364°

Arg. of periapsis

56.4164°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

303.8812°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75639 °/min

Orbital period

95.84 mins

BSTAR

0.00038978

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COSMOS 2494 (SKRL 756) 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.
6 mins	2025-06-02 19:37:34.040Z	332.466° NNW	2025-06-02 19:40:34.040Z	243.479° WSW	35.063°	2025-06-02 19:43:34.040Z	194.556° SSW
6 mins	2025-06-03 07:58:34.040Z	181.725° SSW	2025-06-03 08:01:34.040Z	36.709° NE	43.56°	2025-06-03 08:04:34.040Z	10.299° NNE

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Check out COSMOS 2494 (SKRL 756), 39491 on other resources

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