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COSMOS 2501 (GLONASS), 40315

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2501 (GLONASS), 40315 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in MEO that was launched on Sun, 30 Nov 2014 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1B 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

40315, 2014-075A

Orbit

MEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

Resehetnev ISS

Mission

Operational Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

EKSPRESS-1000, AOCS

Mass

974 kg wet, ~800 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-11-30 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1B

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

3.585 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 COSMOS 2501 (GLONASS)
1 40315U 14075A   26126.06741133  .00000031  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 40315  63.6141 191.8298 0022033 210.3809 149.5689  2.13101484 88953

Epoch: 2026-05-06T01:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T01:37:04.338Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

-56.37024°

Altitude

19,178.952 km

Speed

3.946 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 47m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

20:35:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

19,185.794 km

Perigee altitude

19,073.391 km

Semi-major axis

25,507.729 km

Eccentricity

0.0022

Inclination

63.6141°

RAAN

191.8298°

Arg. of periapsis

210.3809°

True anomaly

149.69648°

Mean anomaly

149.5689°

Eccentric anomaly

149.63272°

Mean motion

0.53276 °/min

Orbital period

675.72 mins

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COSMOS 2501 (GLONASS) 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.
233 mins	2026-05-08 12:30:38.845Z	325.622° NNW	2026-05-08 13:59:38.845Z	63.794° ENE	44.236°	2026-05-08 16:23:38.845Z	162.903° S
243 mins	2026-05-09 08:27:38.845Z	247.68° W	2026-05-09 11:53:38.845Z	29.45° NE	41.255°	2026-05-09 12:30:38.845Z	69.923° E

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COSMOS 2501 (GLONASS), 40315

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T01:37:04.338Z)

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Other satellites on launch #75 in the year 2014 (2014-11-30 UTC)

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