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COSMOS 2523, 42986

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2523, 42986 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 23 Jun 2017 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1V 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
42986, 2017-037E
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
4 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
TSKHM?
Mission
Operational Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
NAPRAZHENIYE?, Unknown motor
Mass
~47 kg wet, ~47 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2017-06-23 (8 years ago)
Launch vehicle
SOYUZ-2-1V
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.4 m
Radar Cross Section
0.100 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2523
1 42986U 17037E   25186.54479800  .00001636  00000-0  15300-3 0  9994
2 42986  97.5189 209.4862 0067848 313.1859  46.3705 14.93763350417181
Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:04:30.547Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
89.5776°
Altitude
556.824 km
Speed
7.601 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 57m 56s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-72.74685°
Longitude
114.75975°
Altitude
570.786 km
Speed
7.597 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
16h 57m 03s
Apparent Declination
-57° 32' 24"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:29:35
Azimuth
166.072° S
Elevation
-71.608°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
630.451 km
Perigee altitude
535.988 km
Semi-major axis
6,961.356 km
Eccentricity
0.00678
Inclination
97.5189°
RAAN
209.4862°
Arg. of periapsis
313.1859°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
46.3705°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.73682 °/min
Orbital period
96.34 mins
BSTAR
0.000153
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COSMOS 2523 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-07-06 00:29:12.055Z102.053° ESE2025-07-06 00:31:12.055Z71.908° E15.422°2025-07-06 00:33:12.055Z38.824° NE
6 mins2025-07-06 02:04:12.055Z201.93° SSW2025-07-06 02:06:12.055Z244.738° WSW31.843°2025-07-06 02:10:12.055Z330.547° NNW
6 mins2025-07-06 13:47:12.055Z49.244° ENE2025-07-06 13:49:12.055Z92.539° ESE28.034°2025-07-06 13:53:12.055Z160.134° S
4 mins2025-07-06 15:23:12.055Z318.43° NNW2025-07-06 15:24:12.055Z299.88° NW20.495°2025-07-06 15:27:12.055Z248.698° W
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