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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

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

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, 13.5 m

Radar Cross Section

24.423 m²

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2520
1 42907U 17046A   25256.92336440  .00000126  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 42907   0.0280 105.9759 0000697 229.3783  35.2337  1.00274396 29620

Epoch: 2025-09-13T22:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-13T22:09:38.684Z)

Latitude

-0.03539°

Longitude

45.02499°

Altitude

35,782.946 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 42m 20s

True Declination

0° 02' 07"

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

23:27:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,789.872 km

Perigee altitude

35,783.995 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.07 km

Eccentricity

0.00007

Inclination

0.028°

RAAN

105.9759°

Arg. of periapsis

229.3783°

True anomaly

35.23831°

Mean anomaly

35.2337°

Eccentric anomaly

35.236°

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.11 mins

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Other satellites on launch #46 in the year 2017 (2017-08-16 UTC)

BREEZE-M DEB (TANK), 42908

BREEZE-M R/B, 42909

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COSMOS 2520, 42907

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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