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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
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
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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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2520
1 42907U 17046A   25261.23412755  .00000116  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 42907   0.0286 108.5845 0000577 243.1222 134.9945  1.00272936 29675
Epoch: 2025-09-18T05:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T05:37:08.62Z)
Latitude
0.00057°
Longitude
45.02304°
Altitude
35,787.492 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 26m 49s
True Declination
0° 00' 02"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:34:42
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,789.776 km
Perigee altitude
35,784.91 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.48 km
Eccentricity
0.00006
Inclination
0.0286°
RAAN
108.5845°
Arg. of periapsis
243.1222°
True anomaly
134.99918°
Mean anomaly
134.9945°
Eccentric anomaly
134.99684°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.13 mins
BSTAR
0
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