COSMOS 2491 DEB, 45172

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2491 DEB, 45172 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Wed, 25 Dec 2013 UTC launched from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

45172, 2013-076AD

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 hours ago

Origin

Central Sci. Res. Inst. for Chemistry and Mechanics (CIS)

Manufacturer

TsNIIKhM

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2013-12-25 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2491 DEB
1 45172U 13076AD  25200.62900965  .00002685  00000-0  13235-1 0  9998
2 45172  82.4489 328.0734 0172615 191.3645 168.3530 12.67013822252146

Epoch: 2025-07-19T15:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-19T15:05:46.433Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

163.96655°

Altitude

1,528.375 km

Speed

7.041 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 52m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.84706°

Longitude

163.69277°

Altitude

1,529.584 km

Speed

7.04 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 17m 48s

Apparent Declination

-47° 33' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:56:47

Azimuth

205.635° SW

Elevation

-4.339°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,525.561 km

Perigee altitude

1,257.331 km

Semi-major axis

7,769.583 km

Eccentricity

0.01726

Inclination

82.4489°

RAAN

328.0734°

Arg. of periapsis

191.3645°

True anomaly

168.74405°

Mean anomaly

168.353°

Eccentric anomaly

168.54934°

Mean motion

3.16918 °/min

Orbital period

113.59 mins

BSTAR

0.013235

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COSMOS 2491 DEB 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.
16 mins	2025-07-20 10:08:29.754Z	215.087° SW	2025-07-20 10:16:29.754Z	282.379° WNW	35.244°	2025-07-20 10:24:29.754Z	355.082° N
5 mins	2025-07-20 18:17:29.754Z	40.959° NE	2025-07-20 18:19:29.754Z	56.652° ENE	12.818°	2025-07-20 18:22:29.754Z	80.534° E
14 mins	2025-07-20 20:09:29.754Z	356.605° N	2025-07-20 20:15:29.754Z	48° ENE	43.79°	2025-07-20 20:23:29.754Z	167.133° S
8 mins	2025-07-20 22:05:29.754Z	314.951° NW	2025-07-20 22:09:29.754Z	281.132° WNW	17.87°	2025-07-20 22:13:29.754Z	246.438° WSW
5 mins	2025-07-21 07:05:29.754Z	89.033° E	2025-07-21 07:07:29.754Z	74.681° E	13.06°	2025-07-21 07:10:29.754Z	53.637° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-21 08:53:29.754Z	175.259° S	2025-07-21 09:00:29.754Z	92.286° ESE	43.974°	2025-07-21 09:08:29.754Z	11.736° NNE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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