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COSMOS 2538, 44424

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2538, 44424 is a payload satellite owned by TsNIIKhM (CIS) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 10 Jul 2019 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
44424, 2019-039D
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
11 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
TsNIIKhM
Mission
Operational Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
NIVELIR, Unknown motor
Mass
~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2019-07-10 (6 years ago)
Launch vehicle
SOYUZ-2-1V
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Sphere, 0.8 m
Radar Cross Section
0.503 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2538
1 44424U 19039D   25131.14637687  .00005948  00000-0  31342-3 0  9996
2 44424  97.6262 203.5667 0047344   0.4977 359.6294 15.15002644318929
Epoch: 2025-05-11T03:30Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-11T03:30:46.961Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-78.30698°
Altitude
491.378 km
Speed
7.637 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 34m 16s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
3.94139°
Longitude
-78.3682°
Altitude
491.069 km
Speed
7.638 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 28m 32s
Apparent Declination
-18° 00' 42"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:55:38
Azimuth
310.794° NW
Elevation
-60.309°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
550.601 km
Perigee altitude
485.304 km
Semi-major axis
6,896.089 km
Eccentricity
0.0047344
Inclination
97.6262°
RAAN
203.5667°
Arg. of periapsis
0.4977°
True anomaly
359.62587°
Mean anomaly
359.6294°
Eccentric anomaly
359.62764°
Mean motion
3.79 °/min
BSTAR
0.00031342
Orbital period
94.99 mins
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COSMOS 2538 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
5 mins2025-05-11 16:46:34.681Z54.256° ENE2025-05-11 16:48:34.681Z88.613° E17.872°2025-05-11 16:51:34.681Z139.554° SSE
4 mins2025-05-11 18:21:34.681Z325.347° NNW2025-05-11 18:22:34.681Z301.16° NW25.379°2025-05-11 18:25:34.681Z235.797° WSW
5 mins2025-05-12 05:00:34.681Z180.772° SSW2025-05-12 05:02:34.681Z223.467° SW40.657°2025-05-12 05:05:34.681Z338.308° N
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