COSMOS 2504, 40555
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2504, 40555 is a payload satellite owned by TsNIIKhM (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 31 Mar 2015 UTC via an ROKOT 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
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
TsNIIKhM
Mission
Operational Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
NIVELIR, Unknown motor
Mass
~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 1 Ant, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.352 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2504
1 40555U 15020D 25243.59139268 .00000377 00000-0 13573-3 0 9995
2 40555 82.5134 95.1047 0608696 341.4876 16.4952 13.61094958510793Epoch: 2025-08-31T14:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T14:11:36.327Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
-97.8058°
Altitude
604.474 km
Speed
7.773 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 20m 25s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:54:14
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,479.747 km
Perigee altitude
578.022 km
Semi-major axis
7,407.022 km
Eccentricity
0.06087
Inclination
82.5134°
RAAN
95.1047°
Arg. of periapsis
341.4876°
True anomaly
18.63051°
Mean anomaly
16.4952°
Eccentric anomaly
17.54664°
Mean motion
3.40469 °/min
Orbital period
105.74 mins
BSTAR
0.00013573
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Other satellites on launch #20 in the year 2015 (2015-03-31 UTC)
COSMOS 2504 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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| 16 mins | 2025-09-01 01:19:21.750Z | 3.375° NNE | 2025-09-01 01:27:21.750Z | 80.579° E | 37.373° | 2025-09-01 01:35:21.750Z | 149.658° SSE |
| 14 mins | 2025-09-01 03:07:21.750Z | 332.131° NNW | 2025-09-01 03:13:21.750Z | 277.184° WNW | 31.993° | 2025-09-01 03:21:21.750Z | 210.036° SW |
| 8 mins | 2025-09-01 15:01:21.750Z | 192.781° SSW | 2025-09-01 15:04:21.750Z | 287.901° WNW | 44.604° | 2025-09-01 15:09:21.750Z | 5.245° NNE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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