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COSMOS 2553, 51511

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2553, 51511 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 05 Feb 2022 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1A 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

51511, 2022-011A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

Resehetnev ISS

Mission

Non-operational Defense Radar Imaging

Bus & Motor

MERIDIAN?, Unknown motor

Mass

~2,000 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-02-05 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1A

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 10 m

Radar Cross Section

14.304 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2553
1 51511U 22011A   25170.90853161 -.00000026  00000-0  24620-3 0  9993
2 51511  67.0885 189.1757 0004146 267.5868  92.4600 11.32845234139405

Epoch: 2025-06-19T21:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-19T21:48:17.131Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-46.26515°

Altitude

1,998.264 km

Speed

6.9 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 36m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

51.46845°

Longitude

-15.05597°

Altitude

2,006.752 km

Speed

6.899 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 20m 16s

Apparent Declination

21° 54' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:39:11

Azimuth

309.351° NW

Elevation

-9.557°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,998.327 km

Perigee altitude

1,991.384 km

Semi-major axis

8,372.992 km

Eccentricity

0.00041

Inclination

67.0885°

RAAN

189.1757°

Arg. of periapsis

267.5868°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

92.46°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.83284 °/min

Orbital period

127.08 mins

BSTAR

0.0002462

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COSMOS 2553 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.
15 mins	2025-06-20 08:54:23.042Z	338.9° N	2025-06-20 09:02:23.042Z	24.769° NE	18.897°	2025-06-20 09:09:23.042Z	64.78° ENE
20 mins	2025-06-20 11:07:23.042Z	339.06° N	2025-06-20 11:17:23.042Z	60.99° ENE	39.151°	2025-06-20 11:27:23.042Z	127.986° SE
18 mins	2025-06-20 13:19:23.042Z	316.37° NNW	2025-06-20 13:28:23.042Z	249.2° W	34.718°	2025-06-20 13:37:23.042Z	189.978° SSW
18 mins	2025-06-21 01:26:23.042Z	163.341° S	2025-06-21 01:34:23.042Z	106.76° ESE	33.096°	2025-06-21 01:44:23.042Z	41.423° NE
21 mins	2025-06-21 03:35:23.042Z	229.646° WSW	2025-06-21 03:45:23.042Z	304.226° NW	40.382°	2025-06-21 03:56:23.042Z	24.222° NE
14 mins	2025-06-21 05:53:23.042Z	295.561° NW	2025-06-21 06:00:23.042Z	337.494° NNW	19.6°	2025-06-21 06:07:23.042Z	18.15° NNE
12 mins	2025-06-21 08:12:23.042Z	341.703° N	2025-06-21 08:18:23.042Z	16.371° NNE	16.366°	2025-06-21 08:24:23.042Z	49.743° ENE

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