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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
8 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 8 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2502
1 40358U 14086A   25187.61641521 -.00000008  00000-0  47576-4 0  9990
2 40358  67.1516 128.5800 0005187 250.4053 109.6472 13.97761285535654
Epoch: 2025-07-06T14:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T14:47:38.274Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-18.16704°
Altitude
904.939 km
Speed
7.399 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 34m 19s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
14.62133°
Longitude
154.77946°
Altitude
902.691 km
Speed
7.402 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 03m 26s
Apparent Declination
-11° 07' 43"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:26:53
Azimuth
38.436° NE
Elevation
-55.799°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
903.681 km
Perigee altitude
896.131 km
Semi-major axis
7,278.043 km
Eccentricity
0.00052
Inclination
67.1516°
RAAN
128.58°
Arg. of periapsis
250.4053°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
109.6472°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.4956 °/min
Orbital period
102.99 mins
BSTAR
0.000047576
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COSMOS 2502 Visibility forecast

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7 mins2025-07-06 23:35:45.344Z281.068° WNW2025-07-06 23:38:45.344Z313.975° NW17.061°2025-07-06 23:42:45.344Z357.381° N
5 mins2025-07-07 05:04:45.344Z18.409° NNE2025-07-07 05:06:45.344Z40.537° NE14.695°2025-07-07 05:09:45.344Z72.067° E
10 mins2025-07-07 06:48:45.344Z335.543° NNW2025-07-07 06:53:45.344Z77.92° E44.131°2025-07-07 06:58:45.344Z146.128° SSE
5 mins2025-07-07 08:36:45.344Z279.175° WNW2025-07-07 08:38:45.344Z256.843° W15.006°2025-07-07 08:41:45.344Z225.273° WSW
6 mins2025-07-07 20:07:45.344Z130.69° SE2025-07-07 20:09:45.344Z108.133° ESE16.431°2025-07-07 20:13:45.344Z65.306° ENE
10 mins2025-07-07 21:50:45.344Z218.344° SW2025-07-07 21:55:45.344Z330.453° NNW42.782°2025-07-07 22:00:45.344Z23.671° NE
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