COSMOS 2507, 40920
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2507, 40920 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 23 Sep 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
Resehetnev ISS
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
STRELA-3M, Unknown motor
Mass
280 kg wet, 280 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 1 Ant, 3.5 m
Radar Cross Section
1.583 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 hours ago
TLE from 4 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2507
1 40920U 15050A 25260.99870580 .00000022 00000-0 89284-4 0 9996
2 40920 82.4876 249.0936 0008437 217.2698 142.7797 12.42914983453048Epoch: 2025-09-17T23:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T23:58:08.181Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-107.6071°
Altitude
1,502.262 km
Speed
7.111 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 36m 22s
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
21:09:08
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,498.262 km
Perigee altitude
1,484.982 km
Semi-major axis
7,869.759 km
Eccentricity
0.00084
Inclination
82.4876°
RAAN
249.0936°
Arg. of periapsis
217.2698°
True anomaly
142.83813°
Mean anomaly
142.7797°
Eccentric anomaly
142.80892°
Mean motion
3.10886 °/min
Orbital period
115.8 mins
BSTAR
0.000089284
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Other satellites on launch #50 in the year 2015 (2015-09-23 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.COSMOS 2507 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. |
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| 15 mins | 2025-09-18 10:14:14.133Z | 5.747° NNE | 2025-09-18 10:22:14.133Z | 78.091° E | 34.034° | 2025-09-18 10:29:14.133Z | 140.398° SSE |
| 14 mins | 2025-09-18 12:12:14.133Z | 333.889° NNW | 2025-09-18 12:18:14.133Z | 280.44° WNW | 33.123° | 2025-09-18 12:26:14.133Z | 208.557° SW |
| 14 mins | 2025-09-18 23:15:14.133Z | 156.467° SSE | 2025-09-18 23:22:14.133Z | 82.954° E | 37.394° | 2025-09-18 23:29:14.133Z | 20.189° NNE |
| 14 mins | 2025-09-19 01:12:14.133Z | 229.21° WSW | 2025-09-19 01:19:14.133Z | 292.269° WNW | 29.996° | 2025-09-19 01:26:14.133Z | 350.236° N |
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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