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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

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

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, 3.1 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   25199.85214601 -.00000019  00000-0  40185-4 0  9995
2 40358  67.1520  98.7938 0004802 251.6381 108.4182 13.97762634539073

Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:27:05.415Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-144.87643°

Altitude

904.769 km

Speed

7.399 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 35m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-64.98397°

Longitude

150.89119°

Altitude

922.448 km

Speed

7.392 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 04m 18s

Apparent Declination

-54° 02' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:18:05

Azimuth

205.037° SW

Elevation

-73.867°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

903.396 km

Perigee altitude

896.406 km

Semi-major axis

7,278.038 km

Eccentricity

0.00048

Inclination

67.152°

RAAN

98.7938°

Arg. of periapsis

251.6381°

True anomaly

108.4704°

Mean anomaly

108.4182°

Eccentric anomaly

108.4443°

Mean motion

3.4956 °/min

Orbital period

102.99 mins

BSTAR

0.000040185

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SL-4 R/B, 40359 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2502 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.
4 mins	2025-07-19 02:08:28.195Z	17.898° NNE	2025-07-19 02:10:28.195Z	38.441° NE	12.26°	2025-07-19 02:12:28.195Z	58.747° ENE
9 mins	2025-07-19 03:53:28.195Z	343.319° N	2025-07-19 03:57:28.195Z	57.822° ENE	41.152°	2025-07-19 04:02:28.195Z	136.609° SSE
6 mins	2025-07-19 05:40:28.195Z	284.369° WNW	2025-07-19 05:42:28.195Z	259.756° W	19.116°	2025-07-19 05:46:28.195Z	213.823° SW
10 mins	2025-07-19 18:54:28.195Z	208.089° SW	2025-07-19 18:59:28.195Z	9.767° NNE	44.784°	2025-07-19 19:04:28.195Z	27.948° NE
6 mins	2025-07-19 20:43:28.195Z	289.699° WNW	2025-07-19 20:45:28.195Z	312.145° NW	16.323°	2025-07-19 20:49:28.195Z	355.668° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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