COSMOS 2496, 39761
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2496, 39761 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 23 May 2014 UTC via an ROKOT 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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
Resehetnev ISS
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
STRELA-3M, Unknown motor
Mass
280 kg wet, 280 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 1 Ant, 3.5 m
Radar Cross Section
1.583 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago
TLE from 17 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2496
1 39761U 14028A 26155.30431498 .00000037 00000-0 19222-3 0 9991
2 39761 82.4441 116.8000 0021158 105.4460 254.8958 12.42877984545911Epoch: 2026-06-04T07:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-04T07:18:12.814Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
114.4961°
Altitude
1,501.499 km
Speed
7.112 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 47m 11s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
10:10:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,508.431 km
Perigee altitude
1,475.129 km
Semi-major axis
7,869.917 km
Eccentricity
0.00212
Inclination
82.4441°
RAAN
116.8°
Arg. of periapsis
105.446°
True anomaly
254.66188°
Mean anomaly
254.8958°
Eccentric anomaly
254.77883°
Mean motion
3.10877 °/min
Orbital period
115.8 mins
BSTAR
0.00019222
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Other satellites on launch #28 in the year 2014 (2014-05-23 UTC)
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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. |
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| 8 mins | 2026-06-05 07:07:17.752Z | 30.38° NE | 2026-06-05 07:11:17.752Z | 58.986° ENE | 14.041° | 2026-06-05 07:15:17.752Z | 87.836° E |
| 16 mins | 2026-06-05 09:02:17.752Z | 356.222° N | 2026-06-05 09:10:17.752Z | 109.387° ESE | 43.858° | 2026-06-05 09:18:17.752Z | 166.892° S |
| 10 mins | 2026-06-05 11:01:17.752Z | 315.585° NNW | 2026-06-05 11:05:17.752Z | 283.474° WNW | 20.039° | 2026-06-05 11:11:17.752Z | 237.303° WSW |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-05 20:10:17.752Z | 104.579° ESE | 2026-06-05 20:14:17.752Z | 74.577° E | 15.632° | 2026-06-05 20:18:17.752Z | 45.639° ENE |
| 15 mins | 2026-06-05 22:02:17.752Z | 183.991° SSW | 2026-06-05 22:09:17.752Z | 149.427° SSE | 44.941° | 2026-06-05 22:17:17.752Z | 8.386° NNE |
| 9 mins | 2026-06-06 00:03:17.752Z | 263.864° W | 2026-06-06 00:07:17.752Z | 295.125° NW | 18.005° | 2026-06-06 00:12:17.752Z | 333.647° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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