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COSMOS 2509, 40922

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2509, 40922 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

40922, 2015-050C

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

Resehetnev ISS

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3M, Unknown motor

Mass

280 kg wet, 280 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-09-23 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ROKOT

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Ant, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

1.583 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2509
1 40922U 15050C   26128.68341530 -.00000008  00000-0 -12756-3 0  9991
2 40922  82.4853 102.8836 0015445 123.2504 237.0058 12.42882363481976

Epoch: 2026-05-08T16:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-08T16:24:07.081Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-9.65759°

Altitude

1,503.743 km

Speed

7.11 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 51m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

07:41:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,503.915 km

Perigee altitude

1,479.605 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.897 km

Eccentricity

0.00154

Inclination

82.4853°

RAAN

102.8836°

Arg. of periapsis

123.2504°

True anomaly

236.85751°

Mean anomaly

237.0058°

Eccentric anomaly

236.93164°

Mean motion

3.10878 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

-0.00012756

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COSMOS 2509 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.
15 mins	2026-05-09 00:14:07.392Z	225.836° WSW	2026-05-09 00:22:07.392Z	293.911° NW	29.764°	2026-05-09 00:29:07.392Z	350.746° N
12 mins	2026-05-09 08:29:07.392Z	21.462° NNE	2026-05-09 08:35:07.392Z	70.585° E	21.59°	2026-05-09 08:41:07.392Z	115.556° SE
15 mins	2026-05-09 10:25:07.392Z	347.428° N	2026-05-09 10:32:07.392Z	277.502° WNW	43.78°	2026-05-09 10:40:07.392Z	184.365° SSW
4 mins	2026-05-09 12:26:07.392Z	295.422° NW	2026-05-09 12:27:07.392Z	288.266° WNW	12.011°	2026-05-09 12:30:07.392Z	267.127° W
12 mins	2026-05-09 21:30:07.392Z	129.742° SE	2026-05-09 21:36:07.392Z	79.699° E	24.429°	2026-05-09 21:42:07.392Z	32.415° NE
10 mins	2026-05-09 23:25:07.392Z	203.91° SW	2026-05-09 23:32:07.392Z	284.718° WNW	41.63°	2026-05-09 23:35:07.392Z	342.051° N

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COSMOS 2509, 40922

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-08T16:24:07.081Z)

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Other satellites on launch #50 in the year 2015 (2015-09-23 UTC)

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