COSMOS 1579, 15085
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 1579, 15085 is a payload satellite owned by VMF (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 29 Jun 1984 UTC via a TSIKLON-2 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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
Kometa
Mission
Defense Sigint
Bus & Motor
US-A REACTOR, Unknown motor
Mass
4,300 kg wet, 1,154 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cone + Cyl, 2.9 m
Radar Cross Section
6.586 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 COSMOS 1579
1 15085U 84069A 25260.87396759 -.00000053 00000-0 30674-4 0 9998
2 15085 65.0498 70.4923 0035995 140.9526 219.4145 13.86199638 88035Epoch: 2025-09-17T20:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T20:58:30.799Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
118.82031°
Altitude
964.31 km
Speed
7.36 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 41m 58s
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
08:08:24
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
966.925 km
Perigee altitude
914.238 km
Semi-major axis
7,318.719 km
Eccentricity
0.0036
Inclination
65.0498°
RAAN
70.4923°
Arg. of periapsis
140.9526°
True anomaly
219.15352°
Mean anomaly
219.4145°
Eccentric anomaly
219.28392°
Mean motion
3.4665 °/min
Orbital period
103.85 mins
BSTAR
0.000030674
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Other satellites on launch #69 in the year 1984 (1984-06-29 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 1579 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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| 5 mins | 2025-09-18 20:00:41.582Z | 8.708° NNE | 2025-09-18 20:02:41.582Z | 29.848° NE | 14.762° | 2025-09-18 20:05:41.582Z | 62.42° ENE |
| 10 mins | 2025-09-18 21:46:41.582Z | 335.093° NNW | 2025-09-18 21:51:41.582Z | 82.339° E | 42.769° | 2025-09-18 21:56:41.582Z | 139.431° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-18 23:35:41.582Z | 277.177° WNW | 2025-09-18 23:37:41.582Z | 253.324° W | 17.439° | 2025-09-18 23:40:41.582Z | 219.71° SW |
| 10 mins | 2025-09-19 12:56:41.582Z | 209.263° SW | 2025-09-19 13:00:41.582Z | 200.427° SSW | 44.834° | 2025-09-19 13:06:41.582Z | 31.883° NE |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-19 14:45:41.582Z | 285.575° WNW | 2025-09-19 14:48:41.582Z | 319.681° NNW | 18.57° | 2025-09-19 14:52:41.582Z | 2.895° NNE |
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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