COSMOS 2040, 20234
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2040, 20234 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 14 Sep 1989 UTC via a TSIKLON-3 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 | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 11 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NPO PM |
| Mission | Defense Communications |
| Bus & Motor | STRELA-3, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 225 kg wet, 225 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl + 1 Ant, 7 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.583 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2040
1 20234U 89074C 25093.74552244 .00000029 00000-0 10150-3 0 9992
2 20234 82.5892 167.6838 0004288 227.1390 260.2443 12.62613971638176Epoch: 2025-04-03T17:53Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-03T17:53:33.138Z)
| Latitude | 52.1341° |
| Longitude | -122.60033° |
| Altitude | 1,421.119 km |
| Speed | 7.155 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 22h 32m 24s |
| True Declination | 51° 58' 53" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 45.65511° |
| Longitude | -120.93169° |
| Altitude | 1,419.154 km |
| Speed | 7.155 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 54m 09s |
| Apparent Declination | 8° 09' 59" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:10:56 |
| Azimuth | 5.575° NNE |
| Elevation | -41.761° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,412.833 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,406.154 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,787.631 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0004288 |
| Inclination | 82.5892° |
| RAAN | 167.6838° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 227.139° |
| True anomaly | 260.19588° |
| Mean anomaly | 260.2443° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 260.22009° |
| Mean motion | 3.15817 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0001015 |
| Orbital period | 113.99 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #74 in the year 1989 (1989-09-14 UTC)
| COSMOS 2038, 20232 |
| COSMOS 2039, 20233 |
| COSMOS 2041, 20235 |
| COSMOS 2042, 20236 |
| COSMOS 2043, 20237 |
| SL-14 R/B, 20238 |
COSMOS 2040 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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| 14 mins | 2025-04-04 06:38:16.895Z | 221.534° SW | 2025-04-04 06:45:16.895Z | 283.933° WNW | 32.162° | 2025-04-04 06:52:16.895Z | 350.519° N |
| 8 mins | 2025-04-04 14:47:16.895Z | 37.022° NE | 2025-04-04 14:50:16.895Z | 60.963° ENE | 15.953° | 2025-04-04 14:55:16.895Z | 98.81° ESE |
| 14 mins | 2025-04-04 16:40:16.895Z | 354.084° N | 2025-04-04 16:46:16.895Z | 23.314° NE | 44.685° | 2025-04-04 16:54:16.895Z | 172.383° S |
| 8 mins | 2025-04-04 18:37:16.895Z | 308.09° NW | 2025-04-04 18:40:16.895Z | 283.852° WNW | 16.835° | 2025-04-04 18:45:16.895Z | 245.526° WSW |
| 7 mins | 2025-04-05 03:37:16.895Z | 100.313° ESE | 2025-04-05 03:40:16.895Z | 77.013° E | 14.942° | 2025-04-05 03:44:16.895Z | 47.035° ENE |
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