COSMOS 2503, 40420
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2503, 40420 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 27 Feb 2015 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1A 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
8 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Arsenal
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
BARS, AOCS
Mass
3,700 kg wet, ~3,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 10 m
Radar Cross Section
20.881 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2503
1 40420U 15009A 25186.61000261 .00001751 00000-0 12730-3 0 9993
2 40420 97.8816 231.8244 0016266 348.9150 11.1715 15.05125275566776Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:38:24.225Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
88.37789°
Altitude
543.118 km
Speed
7.597 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 27m 17s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
43.40811°
Longitude
81.24245°
Altitude
551.311 km
Speed
7.594 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
18h 46m 30s
Apparent Declination
7° 17' 09"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:44:54
Azimuth
63.888° ENE
Elevation
-17.675°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 2015 (2015-02-27 UTC)
COSMOS 2503 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-07-06 03:32:39.520Z | 206.584° SW | 2025-07-06 03:34:39.520Z | 261.25° W | 31.583° | 2025-07-06 03:37:39.520Z | 326.537° NNW |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-06 15:09:39.520Z | 52.194° ENE | 2025-07-06 15:11:39.520Z | 90.469° ESE | 21.824° | 2025-07-06 15:14:39.520Z | 145.934° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-06 16:44:39.520Z | 329.365° NNW | 2025-07-06 16:46:39.520Z | 287.013° WNW | 22.301° | 2025-07-06 16:49:39.520Z | 237.083° WSW |
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