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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

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

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   25259.20184045  .00001901  00000-0  13673-3 0  9996
2 40420  97.8747 305.9131 0018101  98.9748 261.3528 15.05381290577697

Epoch: 2025-09-16T04:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T04:50:39.014Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-122.14499°

Altitude

555.3 km

Speed

7.583 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 23m 39s

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

10:26:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

559.877 km

Perigee altitude

534.806 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.478 km

Eccentricity

0.00181

Inclination

97.8747°

RAAN

305.9131°

Arg. of periapsis

98.9748°

True anomaly

261.14781°

Mean anomaly

261.3528°

Eccentric anomaly

261.2503°

Mean motion

3.7659 °/min

Orbital period

95.59 mins

BSTAR

0.00013673

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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 2015 (2015-02-27 UTC)

SL-4 R/B, 40421 (Decayed)

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COSMOS 2503 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.
7 mins	2025-09-17 03:17:45.472Z	171.223° S	2025-09-17 03:21:45.472Z	317.754° NNW	42.509°	2025-09-17 03:24:45.472Z	344.11° N
6 mins	2025-09-17 16:30:45.472Z	350.141° N	2025-09-17 16:32:45.472Z	302.857° NW	34.195°	2025-09-17 16:36:45.472Z	214.839° SW

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COSMOS 2503, 40420

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T04:50:39.014Z)

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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 2015 (2015-02-27 UTC)

COSMOS 2503 Visibility forecast

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