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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

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

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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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2502
1 40358U 14086A   25354.62176903 -.00000499  00000-0 -29940-3 0  9993
2 40358  67.1540  82.0044 0005924 289.3849  70.6596 13.97792180558992

Epoch: 2025-12-20T14:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-20T14:55:20.844Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

128.72163°

Altitude

902.134 km

Speed

7.402 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 28m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

23:14:33

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

904.11 km

Perigee altitude

895.487 km

Semi-major axis

7,277.935 km

Eccentricity

0.00059

Inclination

67.154°

RAAN

82.0044°

Arg. of periapsis

289.3849°

True anomaly

70.72367°

Mean anomaly

70.6596°

Eccentric anomaly

70.69163°

Mean motion

3.49567 °/min

Orbital period

102.98 mins

BSTAR

-0.0002994

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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.
8 mins	2025-12-21 06:29:43.222Z	155.74° SSE	2025-12-21 06:33:43.222Z	108.053° ESE	23.329°	2025-12-21 06:37:43.222Z	58.808° ENE
10 mins	2025-12-21 08:14:43.222Z	232.959° WSW	2025-12-21 08:19:43.222Z	317.154° NNW	36.974°	2025-12-21 08:24:43.222Z	17.745° NNE
8 mins	2025-12-21 15:30:43.222Z	3.076° NNE	2025-12-21 15:33:43.222Z	40.357° NE	23.198°	2025-12-21 15:38:43.222Z	100.917° ESE
10 mins	2025-12-21 17:15:43.222Z	320.391° NNW	2025-12-21 17:20:43.222Z	233.729° WSW	39.605°	2025-12-21 17:25:43.222Z	171.249° S

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COSMOS 2502, 40358

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-20T14:55:20.844Z)

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Other satellites on launch #86 in the year 2014 (2014-12-25 UTC)

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