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COSMOS 482 DESCENT CRAFT, 6073

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 482 DESCENT CRAFT, 6073 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Fri, 31 Mar 1972 UTC via an MOLNIYA 8K78M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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

6073, 1972-023E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

Space Research Institute (CIS)

Manufacturer

Lavochkin

Mission

Civil Planetary

Bus & Motor

MV SA, Unknown motor

Mass

~495 kg wet, 475 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1972-03-31 (53 years ago)

Launch vehicle

MOLNIYA 8K78M

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

0.785 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 COSMOS 482 DESCENT CRAFT
1  6073U 72023E   25118.95143786  .00886032  11608-4  16761-3 0  9991
2  6073  51.9538 302.2780 0162263  60.3931 301.3140 16.04752827749524

Epoch: 2025-04-28T22:50Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T22:50:04.231Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

102.60222°

Altitude

207.372 km

Speed

7.815 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 09m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-49.84469°

Longitude

-21.01744°

Altitude

366.78 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 54m 22s

Apparent Declination

-60° 01' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:15:45

Azimuth

140.075° SSE

Elevation

-53.169°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

369.484 km

Perigee altitude

154.003 km

Semi-major axis

6,639.881 km

Eccentricity

0.0162263

Inclination

51.9538°

RAAN

302.278°

Arg. of periapsis

60.3931°

True anomaly

299.70875°

Mean anomaly

301.314°

Eccentric anomaly

300.51305°

Mean motion

4.01146 °/min

BSTAR

0.00016761

Orbital period

89.74 mins

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Other satellites on launch #23 in the year 1972 (1972-03-31 UTC)

COSMOS 482, 5919 (Decayed)

SL-6 R/B(1), 5920 (Decayed)

SL-6 PLAT, 5921 (Decayed)

SL-6 R/B(2), 5923 (Decayed)

COSMOS 482 DESCENT CRAFT Visibility forecast

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