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COSMOS 1561, 15000

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1561, 15000 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 28 May 1984 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M 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

15000, 1984-052C

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

STRELA-1 11F625, Unknown motor

Mass

60 kg wet, 60 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1984-05-28 (42 years ago)

Launch vehicle

KOSMOS 11K65M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1561
1 15000U 84052C   26126.95414076 -.00000008  00000-0  53619-4 0  9995
2 15000  74.0109  85.5851 0015490 312.8315 104.7670 12.47990777910595

Epoch: 2026-05-06T22:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T22:53:57.761Z)

Latitude

54.50755°

Longitude

-99.14356°

Altitude

1,484.618 km

Speed

7.125 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 16m 37s

True Declination

54° 21' 36"

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

15:00:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,482.907 km

Perigee altitude

1,458.591 km

Semi-major axis

7,848.886 km

Eccentricity

0.00155

Inclination

74.0109°

RAAN

85.5851°

Arg. of periapsis

312.8315°

True anomaly

104.93855°

Mean anomaly

104.767°

Eccentric anomaly

104.85279°

Mean motion

3.12127 °/min

Orbital period

115.34 mins

BSTAR

0.000053619

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COSMOS 1561 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.
5 mins	2026-05-07 07:00:07.120Z	69.659° E	2026-05-07 07:00:07.120Z	69.659° E	21.915°	2026-05-07 07:05:07.120Z	104.514° ESE
15 mins	2026-05-07 08:50:07.120Z	337.282° NNW	2026-05-07 08:57:07.120Z	255.635° W	44.358°	2026-05-07 09:05:07.120Z	170.564° S
5 mins	2026-05-07 10:51:07.120Z	289.106° WNW	2026-05-07 10:53:07.120Z	274.721° WNW	13.232°	2026-05-07 10:56:07.120Z	253.265° W
15 mins	2026-05-07 21:46:07.120Z	174.947° S	2026-05-07 21:53:07.120Z	108.472° ESE	39.973°	2026-05-07 22:01:07.120Z	28.009° NE
14 mins	2026-05-07 23:45:07.120Z	245.479° WSW	2026-05-07 23:51:07.120Z	297° NW	28.739°	2026-05-07 23:59:07.120Z	3.93° NNE
6 mins	2026-05-08 05:59:07.120Z	26.416° NE	2026-05-08 06:01:07.120Z	40.957° NE	13.484°	2026-05-08 06:05:07.120Z	69.136° E

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COSMOS 1561, 15000

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T22:53:57.761Z)

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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 1984 (1984-05-28 UTC)

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