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COSMOS 2502, 40358

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2502, 40358 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 25 Dec 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
40358, 2014-086A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
9 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
TSSKBP/ARSLO
Mission
Operational Defense SIGINT
Bus & Motor
YANTAR'-LOTOS, 11D428
Mass
6,575 kg wet, ~6,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2014-12-25 (11 years ago)
Launch vehicle
SOYUZ-2-1B
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 6.3 m
Radar Cross Section
16.222 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2502
1 40358U 14086A   25184.18182196 -.00000015  00000-0  42555-4 0  9997
2 40358  67.1511 136.9410 0005302 250.1587 109.8927 13.97760839536884
Epoch: 2025-07-03T04:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T04:21:49.417Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
150.03284°
Altitude
904.984 km
Speed
7.399 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 07m 45s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
12.67268°
Longitude
154.56376°
Altitude
905.068 km
Speed
7.4 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 46m 58s
Apparent Declination
-12° 49' 38"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:47:41
Azimuth
52.908° ENE
Elevation
-52.087°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
903.766 km
Perigee altitude
896.049 km
Semi-major axis
7,278.044 km
Eccentricity
0.00053
Inclination
67.1511°
RAAN
136.941°
Arg. of periapsis
250.1587°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
109.8927°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.4956 °/min
Orbital period
102.99 mins
BSTAR
0.000042555
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COSMOS 2502 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
10 mins2025-07-03 21:38:55.966Z171.126° S2025-07-03 21:43:55.966Z103.959° ESE30.543°2025-07-03 21:48:55.966Z45.63° ENE
9 mins2025-07-03 23:25:55.966Z252.188° W2025-07-03 23:29:55.966Z317.07° NNW30.521°2025-07-03 23:34:55.966Z13.688° NNE
8 mins2025-07-04 06:40:55.966Z359.097° N2025-07-04 06:44:55.966Z61.338° ENE28.881°2025-07-04 06:48:55.966Z111.161° ESE
9 mins2025-07-04 08:25:55.966Z311.967° NW2025-07-04 08:29:55.966Z259.995° W32.251°2025-07-04 08:34:55.966Z186.618° SSW
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