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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
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
1
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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6 mins2025-07-07 06:41:01.745Z38.56° NE2025-07-07 06:44:01.745Z100.01° ESE24.751°2025-07-07 06:47:01.745Z156.858° SSE
5 mins2025-07-07 18:52:01.745Z202.051° SSW2025-07-07 18:54:01.745Z265.491° W33.435°2025-07-07 18:57:01.745Z331.131° NNW
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