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COSMOS 2579, 61730

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2579, 61730 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 31 Oct 2024 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
61730, 2024-197A
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Arsenal
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
BARS, AOCS
Mass
3,700 kg wet, ~3,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-10-31 (11 months ago)
Launch vehicle
SOYUZ-2-1A
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
20.881 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago
0 COSMOS 2579
1 61730U 24197A   25254.58058626  .00003742  00000-0  15723-3 0  9995
2 61730  97.5497 171.0595 0001517 165.6931 194.4349 15.24070245 48010
Epoch: 2025-09-11T13:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-11T13:56:02.652Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-28.79215°
Altitude
497.68 km
Speed
7.615 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 24m 14s
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
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:18:38
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
491.587 km
Perigee altitude
489.503 km
Semi-major axis
6,868.682 km
Eccentricity
0.00015
Inclination
97.5497°
RAAN
171.0595°
Arg. of periapsis
165.6931°
True anomaly
194.43057°
Mean anomaly
194.4349°
Eccentric anomaly
194.43273°
Mean motion
3.8127 °/min
Orbital period
94.42 mins
BSTAR
0.00015723
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