COSMOS 249, 3504
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 249, 3504 is a payload satellite owned by PKO (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 20 Oct 1968 UTC via a TSIKLON-2A 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 249 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | TSKBM/KB1 |
| Mission | Defense Weapon |
| Bus & Motor | IS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 1,400 kg wet, ~1,400 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl, 4 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 5.596 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 COSMOS 249
1 3504U 68091A 24360.85414697 .00000361 00000-0 15681-3 0 9999
2 3504 62.3549 172.7569 0979463 270.1609 78.7353 12.96774208650283Epoch: 2024-12-25T20:29Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T20:29:58.298Z)
| Latitude | 0.00003° |
| Longitude | 130.42208° |
| Altitude | 1,202.212 km |
| Speed | 7.288 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 31m 01s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 3.46085° |
| Longitude | 130.69036° |
| Altitude | 1,250.828 km |
| Speed | 7.242 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 12h 55m 55s |
| Apparent Declination | -49° 55' 29" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:40:48 |
| Azimuth | 158.954° S |
| Elevation | -4.622° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 2,023.198 km |
| Perigee altitude | 524.255 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,651.863 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0979463 |
| Inclination | 62.3549° |
| RAAN | 172.7569° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 270.1609° |
| True anomaly | 89.94028° |
| Mean anomaly | 78.7353° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 84.31965° |
| Mean motion | 3.24259 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00015681 |
| Orbital period | 111.02 mins |
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COSMOS 249 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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| 11 mins | 2024-12-26 11:25:28.814Z | 132.36° SE | 2024-12-26 11:30:28.814Z | 98.705° ESE | 16.748° | 2024-12-26 11:36:28.814Z | 63.999° ENE |
| 18 mins | 2024-12-26 13:16:28.814Z | 200.251° SSW | 2024-12-26 13:23:28.814Z | 131.608° SE | 43.826° | 2024-12-26 13:34:28.814Z | 38.599° NE |
| 18 mins | 2024-12-26 15:12:28.814Z | 261.129° W | 2024-12-26 15:20:28.814Z | 326.86° NNW | 34.122° | 2024-12-26 15:30:28.814Z | 29.887° NE |
| 16 mins | 2024-12-26 17:12:28.814Z | 308.137° NW | 2024-12-26 17:19:28.814Z | 350.536° N | 22.423° | 2024-12-26 17:28:28.814Z | 40.06° NE |
| 17 mins | 2024-12-26 19:11:28.814Z | 330.15° NNW | 2024-12-26 19:19:28.814Z | 17.265° NNE | 24.846° | 2024-12-26 19:28:28.814Z | 72.238° E |
| 20 mins | 2024-12-26 21:07:28.814Z | 328.842° NNW | 2024-12-26 21:18:28.814Z | 51.069° ENE | 39.986° | 2024-12-26 21:27:28.814Z | 121.407° SE |
| 17 mins | 2024-12-26 23:04:28.814Z | 313.847° NW | 2024-12-26 23:13:28.814Z | 248.391° W | 37.149° | 2024-12-26 23:21:28.814Z | 178.724° S |
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