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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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2503
1 40420U 15009A   26068.69626972  .00002817  00000-0  19590-3 0  9999
2 40420  97.8437 123.7175 0015321 225.7450 134.2520 15.06275973603958
Epoch: 2026-03-09T16:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-09T16:42:37.703Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
65.6749°
Altitude
558.065 km
Speed
7.578 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 14m 52s
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
10:14:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
555.201 km
Perigee altitude
533.989 km
Semi-major axis
6,922.732 km
Eccentricity
0.00153
Inclination
97.8437°
RAAN
123.7175°
Arg. of periapsis
225.745°
True anomaly
134.37759°
Mean anomaly
134.252°
Eccentric anomaly
134.31481°
Mean motion
3.76814 °/min
Orbital period
95.54 mins
BSTAR
0.0001959
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