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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
Arsenal
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
BARS, AOCS
Mass
3,700 kg wet, ~3,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
20.881 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 days ago
TLE from 6 days 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 48010Epoch: 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
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:07:33
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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Other satellites on launch #197 in the year 2024 (2024-10-31 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-09-18 07:13:08.418Z | 20.616° NNE | 2025-09-18 07:16:08.418Z | 99.419° ESE | 41.584° | 2025-09-18 07:19:08.418Z | 181.026° SSW |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-18 17:51:08.418Z | 100.047° ESE | 2025-09-18 17:52:08.418Z | 76.237° E | 21.428° | 2025-09-18 17:55:08.418Z | 17.769° NNE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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