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
Orbit
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 10 m
Radar Cross Section
14.304 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2553
1 51511U 22011A 25189.88946710 -.00000047 00000-0 -33589-3 0 9991
2 51511 67.0899 160.8036 0004061 267.2081 92.8397 11.32845317141554Epoch: 2025-07-08T21:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T21:20:49.957Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-86.48254°
Altitude
1,998.284 km
Speed
6.9 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 43m 12s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-28.76914°
Longitude
-100.48492°
Altitude
2,004.412 km
Speed
6.897 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 02m 32s
Apparent Declination
-34° 11' 56"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:54:56
Azimuth
287.696° WNW
Elevation
-75.383°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 2022 (2022-02-05 UTC)
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. |
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| 22 mins | 2025-07-09 08:32:23.734Z | 333.268° NNW | 2025-07-09 08:43:23.734Z | 49.27° ENE | 43.797° | 2025-07-09 08:54:23.734Z | 143.408° SSE |
| 16 mins | 2025-07-09 10:46:23.734Z | 307.989° NW | 2025-07-09 10:53:23.734Z | 263.74° W | 26.243° | 2025-07-09 11:02:23.734Z | 207.125° SW |
| 20 mins | 2025-07-09 22:51:23.734Z | 182.163° SSW | 2025-07-09 23:00:23.734Z | 115.12° SE | 40.46° | 2025-07-09 23:11:23.734Z | 35.305° NE |
| 19 mins | 2025-07-10 01:03:23.734Z | 247.439° WSW | 2025-07-10 01:12:23.734Z | 312.349° NW | 34.505° | 2025-07-10 01:22:23.734Z | 20.725° NNE |
| 12 mins | 2025-07-10 03:22:23.734Z | 311.95° NW | 2025-07-10 03:28:23.734Z | 346.682° N | 16.75° | 2025-07-10 03:34:23.734Z | 20.573° NNE |
| 14 mins | 2025-07-10 05:39:23.734Z | 344.096° N | 2025-07-10 05:46:23.734Z | 25.783° NE | 18.969° | 2025-07-10 05:53:23.734Z | 65.607° ENE |
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