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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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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2501 (GLONASS)
1 40315U 14075A   25341.84295558  .00000054  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 40315  63.6139 196.9947 0020136 204.4913 155.4908  2.13101338 85774

Epoch: 2025-12-07T20:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-07T20:13:51.362Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

176.68439°

Altitude

19,177.219 km

Speed

3.946 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 07m 59s

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

17:14:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

19,180.967 km

Perigee altitude

19,078.242 km

Semi-major axis

25,507.741 km

Eccentricity

0.00201

Inclination

63.6139°

RAAN

196.9947°

Arg. of periapsis

204.4913°

True anomaly

155.5863°

Mean anomaly

155.4908°

Eccentric anomaly

155.53857°

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.
352 mins	2025-12-08 19:03:20.409Z	254.629° W	2025-12-08 22:10:20.409Z	28.07° NE	41.245°	2025-12-09 00:55:20.409Z	139.25° SSE
140 mins	2025-12-09 16:43:20.409Z	218.192° SW	2025-12-09 19:03:20.409Z	302.106° NW	41.177°	2025-12-09 19:03:20.409Z	302.106° NW

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COSMOS 2501 (GLONASS), 40315

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-07T20:13:51.362Z)

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