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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
62902, 2025-026A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
16 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
VNIIEM
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
EMKA, Unknown motor
Mass
~500 kg wet, 500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-02-05 (3 months ago)
Launch vehicle
SOYUZ-2-1V
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 3 m
Radar Cross Section
3.727 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2581
1 62902U 25026A   25132.91355233  .00001642  00000-0  15349-3 0  9996
2 62902  81.9939 122.4300 0009290 305.9199  54.1157 14.93562919 14443
Epoch: 2025-05-12T21:55Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T21:55:30.921Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-77.36866°
Altitude
586.084 km
Speed
7.569 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 09m 43s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
81.25944°
Longitude
36.44804°
Altitude
605.879 km
Speed
7.56 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 35m 37s
Apparent Declination
27° 55' 49"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:51:13
Azimuth
349.478° N
Elevation
-21.372°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
590.332 km
Perigee altitude
577.397 km
Semi-major axis
6,962.001 km
Eccentricity
0.000929
Inclination
81.9939°
RAAN
122.43°
Arg. of periapsis
305.9199°
True anomaly
54.20201°
Mean anomaly
54.1157°
Eccentric anomaly
54.15885°
Mean motion
3.7363 °/min
BSTAR
0.00015349
Orbital period
96.35 mins
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COSMOS 2581 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-05-13 23:46:18.742Z172.32° S2025-05-13 23:49:18.742Z126.522° SE39.266°2025-05-13 23:53:18.742Z17.793° NNE
6 mins2025-05-14 11:29:18.742Z330.263° NNW2025-05-14 11:32:18.742Z249.766° W34.48°2025-05-14 11:35:18.742Z197.325° SSW
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