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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
40420, 2015-009A
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Arsenal
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
BARS, AOCS
Mass
3,700 kg wet, ~3,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2015-02-27 (11 years ago)
Launch vehicle
SOYUZ-2-1A
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
20.881 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2503
1 40420U 15009A   25348.25612458  .00001853  00000-0  13166-3 0  9997
2 40420  97.8599  36.7012 0017085 153.0721 207.1395 15.05895136591092
Epoch: 2025-12-14T06:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T06:08:49.163Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-138.67529°
Altitude
562.355 km
Speed
7.574 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 26m 48s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:22:38
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
557.593 km
Perigee altitude
533.934 km
Semi-major axis
6,923.901 km
Eccentricity
0.00171
Inclination
97.8599°
RAAN
36.7012°
Arg. of periapsis
153.0721°
True anomaly
207.05036°
Mean anomaly
207.1395°
Eccentric anomaly
207.09491°
Mean motion
3.76718 °/min
Orbital period
95.56 mins
BSTAR
0.00013166
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