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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

Last TLE update

4 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

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 (8 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, 10 m

Radar Cross Section

20.881 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2579
1 61730U 24197A   25187.86075954  .00002932  00000-0  12589-3 0  9991
2 61730  97.5549 103.8869 0003989  96.1202 264.0489 15.23506830 37851

Epoch: 2025-07-06T20:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T20:39:29.624Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-131.06491°

Altitude

498.649 km

Speed

7.615 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 55m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-64.36763°

Longitude

33.15653°

Altitude

522.232 km

Speed

7.6 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 33m 13s

Apparent Declination

-63° 56' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:53:33

Azimuth

151.145° SSE

Elevation

-58.448°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

494.981 km

Perigee altitude

489.5 km

Semi-major axis

6,870.377 km

Eccentricity

0.0004

Inclination

97.5549°

RAAN

103.8869°

Arg. of periapsis

96.1202°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

264.0489°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81129 °/min

Orbital period

94.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00012589

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SL-4 R/B, 61731 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2579 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.
6 mins	2025-07-07 06:41:01.745Z	38.56° NE	2025-07-07 06:44:01.745Z	100.01° ESE	24.751°	2025-07-07 06:47:01.745Z	156.858° SSE
5 mins	2025-07-07 18:52:01.745Z	202.051° SSW	2025-07-07 18:54:01.745Z	265.491° W	33.435°	2025-07-07 18:57:01.745Z	331.131° NNW

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