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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
3 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 3 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2502
1 40358U 14086A   25189.19060331 -.00000038  00000-0  26478-4 0  9990
2 40358  67.1517 124.7478 0005134 250.4125 109.6406 13.97761434537583
Epoch: 2025-07-08T04:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T04:34:28.125Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
129.74145°
Altitude
904.925 km
Speed
7.399 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 18m 59s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
6.11146°
Longitude
131.96222°
Altitude
904.742 km
Speed
7.4 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 19m 53s
Apparent Declination
-15° 13' 11"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:08:05
Azimuth
353.206° N
Elevation
-65.169°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
903.642 km
Perigee altitude
896.169 km
Semi-major axis
7,278.042 km
Eccentricity
0.00051
Inclination
67.1517°
RAAN
124.7478°
Arg. of periapsis
250.4125°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
109.6406°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.4956 °/min
Orbital period
102.99 mins
BSTAR
0.000026478
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COSMOS 2502 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
8 mins2025-07-08 20:09:25.946Z148.615° SSE2025-07-08 20:12:25.946Z112.951° SE21.728°2025-07-08 20:17:25.946Z55.55° ENE
9 mins2025-07-08 21:54:25.946Z233.278° WSW2025-07-08 21:58:25.946Z306.536° NW38.691°2025-07-08 22:03:25.946Z17.809° NNE
7 mins2025-07-09 05:10:25.946Z10.272° NNE2025-07-09 05:13:25.946Z50.782° ENE22.205°2025-07-09 05:17:25.946Z96.862° ESE
9 mins2025-07-09 06:55:25.946Z320.044° NNW2025-07-09 06:59:25.946Z248.332° W41.157°2025-07-09 07:04:25.946Z169.364° S
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