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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

Country

CIS

Related business

Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (RU)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Operational Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

EMKA, Unknown motor

Mass

~500 kg wet, 500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-02-05 (2 years 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, 1.6 m

Radar Cross Section

3.727 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 COSMOS 2581
1 62902U 25026A   26272.76064858  .00000739  00000-0  64969-4 0  9994
2 62902  81.9968 327.7805 0011415  73.0746 287.1725 14.95196061 89846

Epoch: 2026-09-29T18:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-29T18:15:20.037Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

45.42599°

Altitude

582.465 km

Speed

7.57 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 51m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

11:47:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

586.731 km

Perigee altitude

570.848 km

Semi-major axis

6,956.927 km

Eccentricity

0.00114

Inclination

81.9968°

RAAN

327.7805°

Arg. of periapsis

73.0746°

True anomaly

287.04747°

Mean anomaly

287.1725°

Eccentric anomaly

287.10999°

Mean motion

3.74039 °/min

Orbital period

96.25 mins

BSTAR

0.000064969

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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 2025 (2025-02-05 UTC)

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VOLGA R/B, 62905 (Decayed)

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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.
7 mins	2026-10-01 04:05:53.863Z	166.052° S	2026-10-01 04:09:53.863Z	83.26° E	45.561°	2026-10-01 04:12:53.863Z	24.329° NE
7 mins	2026-10-01 15:47:53.863Z	340.304° N	2026-10-01 15:50:53.863Z	273.193° WNW	57.712°	2026-10-01 15:54:53.863Z	186.919° SSW

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COSMOS 2581, 62902

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-29T18:15:20.037Z)

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