COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2), 20026
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2), 20026 is a payload satellite owned by NPO PM (CIS) in MEO that was launched on Wed, 31 May 1989 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM-2 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | MEO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NPO PM |
| Mission | Operational Defense Geodetic |
| Bus & Motor | ETALON, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 1,230 kg wet, 1,230 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Sphere, 1.29 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.307 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2)
1 20026U 89039C 24345.78671841 -.00000039 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
2 20026 65.2545 329.5349 0019850 216.5659 313.7022 2.13204289276702Epoch: 2024-12-10T18:52Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-10T18:52:52.47Z)
| Latitude | 8.94908° |
| Longitude | 142.16149° |
| Altitude | 19,086.769 km |
| Speed | 3.959 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 09h 41m 29s |
| True Declination | 8° 56' 04" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 34.10736° |
| Longitude | 128.09905° |
| Altitude | 19,111.14 km |
| Speed | 3.956 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 09h 35m 16s |
| Apparent Declination | 24° 31' 05" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 02:11:08 |
| Azimuth | 58.137° ENE |
| Elevation | 0.906° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 19,171.951 km |
| Perigee altitude | 19,070.718 km |
| Semi-major axis | 25,499.471 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.001985 |
| Inclination | 65.2545° |
| RAAN | 329.5349° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 216.5659° |
| True anomaly | 313.53747° |
| Mean anomaly | 313.7022° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 313.61987° |
| Mean motion | 0.53302 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 675.39 mins |
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COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2) Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 142 mins | 2024-12-12 13:21:14.539Z | 336.781° NNW | 2024-12-12 14:31:14.539Z | 304.907° NW | 22.155° | 2024-12-12 15:43:14.539Z | 268.539° W |
| 255 mins | 2024-12-12 21:07:14.539Z | 153.428° SSE | 2024-12-12 23:12:14.539Z | 84.887° E | 41.815° | 2024-12-13 01:22:14.539Z | 35.109° NE |
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