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COSMOS 2520, 42907

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2520, 42907 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Wed, 16 Aug 2017 UTC via a PROTON-M/BRIZ-M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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
42907, 2017-046A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
2 days ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Resehetnev ISS
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
EKSPRESS-2000?, AOCS
Mass
~3,162 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2017-08-16 (8 years ago)
Launch vehicle
PROTON-M/BRIZ-M
Launch site
Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 27 m
Radar Cross Section
24.423 m²

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TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2520
1 42907U 17046A   25187.50171705  .00000153  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 42907   0.0344  99.0070 0000404  61.9584 349.3870  1.00273877 28932
Epoch: 2025-07-06T12:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T12:02:28.353Z)
Latitude
0.03593°
Longitude
45.01063°
Altitude
35,783.823 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 01m 24s
True Declination
0° 02' 09"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
0.00414°
Longitude
-28.96722°
Altitude
35,785.104 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 17m 32s
Apparent Declination
-5° 00' 07"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:04:56
Azimuth
41.789° NE
Elevation
-47.531°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,788.782 km
Perigee altitude
35,785.375 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.216 km
Eccentricity
0.00004
Inclination
0.0344°
RAAN
99.007°
Arg. of periapsis
61.9584°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
349.387°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25068 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.12 mins
BSTAR
0
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