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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

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

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 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ROKOT

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Ant, 7 m

Radar Cross Section

1.583 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2509
1 40922U 15050C   25186.83598026  .00000007  00000-0 -20435-4 0  9997
2 40922  82.4891 293.9993 0015362  81.1697 279.1121 12.42920276443856

Epoch: 2025-07-05T20:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T20:03:48.694Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

68.97809°

Altitude

1,495.05 km

Speed

7.117 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 35m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

50.38244°

Longitude

77.78986°

Altitude

1,491.638 km

Speed

7.128 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 49m 21s

Apparent Declination

78° 17' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:53:21

Azimuth

15.247° NNE

Elevation

42.16°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,503.689 km

Perigee altitude

1,479.51 km

Semi-major axis

7,869.737 km

Eccentricity

0.00154

Inclination

82.4891°

RAAN

293.9993°

Arg. of periapsis

81.1697°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

279.1121°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.10887 °/min

Orbital period

115.8 mins

BSTAR

-0.000020435

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-06 07:55:36.654Z	15.354° NNE	2025-07-06 07:55:36.654Z	15.354° NNE	33.922°	2025-07-06 08:00:36.654Z	10.175° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-06 09:45:36.654Z	259.392° W	2025-07-06 09:49:36.654Z	291.859° WNW	19.971°	2025-07-06 09:55:36.654Z	338.73° N
14 mins	2025-07-06 17:56:36.654Z	13.146° NNE	2025-07-06 18:02:36.654Z	69.353° E	31.649°	2025-07-06 18:10:36.654Z	138.026° SSE
14 mins	2025-07-06 19:53:36.654Z	334.571° NNW	2025-07-06 19:59:36.654Z	273.796° WNW	35.629°	2025-07-06 20:07:36.654Z	203.414° SW
14 mins	2025-07-07 06:56:36.654Z	151.132° SSE	2025-07-07 07:02:36.654Z	95.501° ESE	34.91°	2025-07-07 07:10:36.654Z	21.157° NNE

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