COSMOS 2581, 62902
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2581, 62902 is a payload satellite owned by MO RF (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 05 Feb 2025 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1V 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
VNIIEM
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
EMKA, Unknown motor
Mass
~500 kg wet, 500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 1.3 m
Radar Cross Section
3.727 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2581
1 62902U 25026A 25290.73377926 .00002209 00000-0 20460-3 0 9994
2 62902 81.9954 321.7197 0011537 134.0850 226.1321 14.94047560 38003Epoch: 2025-10-17T17:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-17T17:36:38.528Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
31.08426°
Altitude
593.941 km
Speed
7.56 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 26m 52s
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
04:48:39
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
590.388 km
Perigee altitude
574.327 km
Semi-major axis
6,960.494 km
Eccentricity
0.00115
Inclination
81.9954°
RAAN
321.7197°
Arg. of periapsis
134.085°
True anomaly
226.03688°
Mean anomaly
226.1321°
Eccentric anomaly
226.08448°
Mean motion
3.73752 °/min
Orbital period
96.32 mins
BSTAR
0.0002046
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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 2025 (2025-02-05 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 2581 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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| 7 mins | 2025-10-18 13:27:31.901Z | 14.125° NNE | 2025-10-18 13:30:31.901Z | 64.213° ENE | 27.685° | 2025-10-18 13:34:31.901Z | 140.053° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-18 15:06:31.901Z | 295.537° NW | 2025-10-18 15:07:31.901Z | 278.354° WNW | 16.529° | 2025-10-18 15:10:31.901Z | 231.309° WSW |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-19 01:54:31.901Z | 114.595° SE | 2025-10-19 01:56:31.901Z | 80.355° E | 16.349° | 2025-10-19 01:58:31.901Z | 50.212° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2025-10-19 03:30:31.901Z | 228.628° WSW | 2025-10-19 03:33:31.901Z | 298.347° NW | 28.189° | 2025-10-19 03:36:31.901Z | 346.856° N |
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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