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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
7 hours 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 7 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2520
1 42907U 17046A   25129.53371566  .00000145  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 42907   0.0230 111.8603 0000459  30.2023 322.6823  1.00272327 28344
Epoch: 2025-05-09T12:48Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T12:48:33.033Z)
Latitude
-0.00084°
Longitude
45.01046°
Altitude
35,784.404 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 58m 56s
True Declination
0° 00' 03"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-0.00166°
Longitude
157.77359°
Altitude
35,785.407 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 42m 01s
Apparent Declination
-5° 00' 26"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:29:27
Azimuth
41.798° NE
Elevation
-47.533°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,789.449 km
Perigee altitude
35,785.578 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.65 km
Eccentricity
0.0000459
Inclination
0.023°
RAAN
111.8603°
Arg. of periapsis
30.2023°
True anomaly
322.67911°
Mean anomaly
322.6823°
Eccentric anomaly
322.68071°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
1436.14 mins
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