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COSMOS 2329, 23791

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2329, 23791 is a payload satellite owned by VKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 19 Feb 1996 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

23791, 1996-009E

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Non-operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1996-02-19 (30 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Ant, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

1.583 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2329
1 23791U 96009E   26124.63782302  .00000027  00000-0  91568-4 0  9994
2 23791  82.5749 353.6317 0008946 158.3601 215.7223 12.61703713390878

Epoch: 2026-05-04T15:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T15:18:27.908Z)

Latitude

13.87297°

Longitude

-96.67337°

Altitude

1,423.589 km

Speed

7.148 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 41m 52s

True Declination

13° 47' 60"

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

02:53:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,420.212 km

Perigee altitude

1,406.272 km

Semi-major axis

7,791.379 km

Eccentricity

0.00089

Inclination

82.5749°

RAAN

353.6317°

Arg. of periapsis

158.3601°

True anomaly

215.6625°

Mean anomaly

215.7223°

Eccentric anomaly

215.6924°

Mean motion

3.15589 °/min

Orbital period

114.07 mins

BSTAR

0.000091568

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COSMOS 2329 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.
10 mins	2026-05-05 01:22:26.056Z	24.914° NE	2026-05-05 01:27:26.056Z	64.87° ENE	18.629°	2026-05-05 01:32:26.056Z	104.642° ESE
15 mins	2026-05-05 03:16:26.056Z	350.384° N	2026-05-05 03:23:26.056Z	271.61° WNW	44.774°	2026-05-05 03:31:26.056Z	178.719° S
6 mins	2026-05-05 05:14:26.056Z	304.476° NW	2026-05-05 05:17:26.056Z	281.438° WNW	13.906°	2026-05-05 05:20:26.056Z	258.987° W
9 mins	2026-05-05 14:13:26.056Z	110.693° ESE	2026-05-05 14:17:26.056Z	78.15° E	18.021°	2026-05-05 14:22:26.056Z	39.949° NE
15 mins	2026-05-05 16:04:26.056Z	190.495° SSW	2026-05-05 16:11:26.056Z	290.011° WNW	44.673°	2026-05-05 16:19:26.056Z	5.816° NNE
7 mins	2026-05-05 18:04:26.056Z	272.592° WNW	2026-05-05 18:07:26.056Z	295.706° NW	15.031°	2026-05-05 18:11:26.056Z	326.569° NNW

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COSMOS 2329, 23791

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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