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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

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

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 (4 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, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

14.304 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 month ago

TLE from 1 month ago

0 COSMOS 2553
1 51511U 22011A   25213.46114525 -.00000037  00000-0 -59531-4 0  9999
2 51511  67.0917 125.5724 0003887 266.5691  93.4808 11.32845047144222

Epoch: 2025-08-01T11:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-01T11:04:02.949Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

9.2488°

Altitude

1,998.314 km

Speed

6.9 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 22m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:28:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,998.111 km

Perigee altitude

1,991.601 km

Semi-major axis

8,372.993 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

67.0917°

RAAN

125.5724°

Arg. of periapsis

266.5691°

True anomaly

93.52526°

Mean anomaly

93.4808°

Eccentric anomaly

93.50303°

Mean motion

2.83284 °/min

Orbital period

127.08 mins

BSTAR

-0.000059531

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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.
17 mins	2025-08-29 21:51:11.949Z	339.873° N	2025-08-29 22:00:11.949Z	33.461° NE	23.13°	2025-08-29 22:08:11.949Z	81.624° E
20 mins	2025-08-30 00:04:11.949Z	334.753° NNW	2025-08-30 00:14:11.949Z	80.233° E	43.905°	2025-08-30 00:24:11.949Z	144.28° SSE
16 mins	2025-08-30 02:16:11.949Z	308.526° NW	2025-08-30 02:24:11.949Z	257.419° W	25.66°	2025-08-30 02:32:11.949Z	208.798° SW
20 mins	2025-08-30 14:21:11.949Z	183.716° SSW	2025-08-30 14:31:11.949Z	99.945° ESE	40.814°	2025-08-30 14:41:11.949Z	35.27° NE
19 mins	2025-08-30 16:33:11.949Z	247.62° W	2025-08-30 16:42:11.949Z	309.369° NW	34.031°	2025-08-30 16:52:11.949Z	19.858° NNE
11 mins	2025-08-30 18:53:11.949Z	315.929° NNW	2025-08-30 18:58:11.949Z	345.07° N	16.609°	2025-08-30 19:04:11.949Z	19.384° NNE