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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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COSMOS 2579 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 10 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Arsenal |
| Mission | Operational spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | BARS, AOCS |
| Mass | 3,700 kg wet, ~3,500 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2579
1 61730U 24197A 24348.48206993 .00005790 00000-0 25702-3 0 9992
2 61730 97.5612 257.0366 0010067 112.3420 247.8884 15.21914618 6583Epoch: 2024-12-13T11:34Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-13T11:34:10.841Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 0.84401° |
| Altitude | 505.767 km |
| Speed | 7.61 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 17h 08m 08s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 16.7395° |
| Longitude | -176.45421° |
| Altitude | 498.25 km |
| Speed | 7.619 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 34m 08s |
| Apparent Declination | -11° 09' 54" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 20:16:50 |
| Azimuth | 45.422° ENE |
| Elevation | -53.362° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 503.957 km |
| Perigee altitude | 490.115 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,875.173 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0010067 |
| Inclination | 97.5612° |
| RAAN | 257.0366° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 112.342° |
| True anomaly | 247.78158° |
| Mean anomaly | 247.8884° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 247.83498° |
| Mean motion | 3.80731 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00025702 |
| Orbital period | 94.56 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #197 in the year 2024 (2024-10-31 UTC)
| COSMOS 2579, 61730 |
| SL-4 R/B, 61731 |
COSMOS 2579 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 6 mins | 2024-12-14 07:04:03.358Z | 9.451° NNE | 2024-12-14 07:07:03.358Z | 246.1° WSW | 44.464° | 2024-12-14 07:10:03.358Z | 196.695° SSW |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-14 17:42:03.358Z | 126.992° SE | 2024-12-14 17:44:03.358Z | 70.57° E | 30.417° | 2024-12-14 17:47:03.358Z | 7.451° NNE |
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