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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

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

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 (2 years 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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2579
1 61730U 24197A   26127.31877968  .00003272  00000-0  13567-3 0  9996
2 61730  97.5588  50.9269 0002490 123.9842 236.1632 15.24615888 84245

Epoch: 2026-05-07T07:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T07:39:02.564Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

70.99959°

Altitude

495.984 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 23m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

03:24:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

490.615 km

Perigee altitude

487.195 km

Semi-major axis

6,867.042 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

97.5588°

RAAN

50.9269°

Arg. of periapsis

123.9842°

True anomaly

236.1395°

Mean anomaly

236.1632°

Eccentric anomaly

236.15135°

Mean motion

3.81407 °/min

Orbital period

94.39 mins

BSTAR

0.00013567

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SL-4 R/B, 61731 (Decayed)

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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	2026-05-08 07:50:05.295Z	9.128° NNE	2026-05-08 07:53:05.295Z	324.885° NNW	44.054°	2026-05-08 07:56:05.295Z	197.939° SSW
5 mins	2026-05-08 18:27:05.295Z	128.853° SE	2026-05-08 18:29:05.295Z	77.246° E	29.971°	2026-05-08 18:32:05.295Z	8.854° NNE

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COSMOS 2579, 61730

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T07:39:02.564Z)

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