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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
TsNIIKhM
Mission
Operational Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
NIVELIR, Unknown motor
Mass
~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 1 Ant, 0.4 m
Radar Cross Section
0.503 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2538
1 44424U 19039D 26192.18718277 .00003002 00000-0 13589-3 0 9995
2 44424 97.5878 271.7520 0040612 322.4464 37.3936 15.20976245383552Epoch: 2026-07-11T04:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-11T04:29:32.591Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
-84.7378°
Altitude
483.816 km
Speed
7.636 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 07m 00s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:43:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
527.8 km
Perigee altitude
471.934 km
Semi-major axis
6,878.004 km
Eccentricity
0.00406
Inclination
97.5878°
RAAN
271.752°
Arg. of periapsis
322.4464°
True anomaly
37.67736°
Mean anomaly
37.3936°
Eccentric anomaly
37.53537°
Mean motion
3.80496 °/min
Orbital period
94.61 mins
BSTAR
0.00013589
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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 2019 (2019-07-10 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.COSMOS 2538 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-07-11 17:41:53.596Z | 38.547° NE | 2026-07-11 17:44:53.596Z | 110.914° ESE | 28.557° | 2026-07-11 17:47:53.596Z | 163.073° S |
| 5 mins | 2026-07-12 05:53:53.596Z | 212.899° SW | 2026-07-12 05:55:53.596Z | 273.733° WNW | 28.99° | 2026-07-12 05:58:53.596Z | 328.669° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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