COSMOS 252, 3530
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 252, 3530 is a payload satellite owned by PKO (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 01 Nov 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 252 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 19 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 | 7.854 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 COSMOS 252
1 3530U 68097A 24360.63603153 .00000444 00000-0 23580-3 0 9996
2 3530 62.3336 34.8289 0975053 304.4056 46.8432 12.88031608636178Epoch: 2024-12-25T15:15Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T15:15:53.124Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | 71.23062° |
| Altitude | 841.282 km |
| Speed | 7.656 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 19m 18s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 54.95442° |
| Longitude | -158.81709° |
| Altitude | 2,047.067 km |
| Speed | 6.55 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 16h 33m 52s |
| Apparent Declination | 63° 03' 58" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:51:55 |
| Azimuth | 31.157° NE |
| Elevation | 30.586° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 2,057.795 km |
| Perigee altitude | 558.854 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,686.461 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0975053 |
| Inclination | 62.3336° |
| RAAN | 34.8289° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 304.4056° |
| True anomaly | 55.69653° |
| Mean anomaly | 46.8432° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 51.19689° |
| Mean motion | 3.22072 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0002358 |
| Orbital period | 111.78 mins |
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COSMOS 252 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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| 9 mins | 2024-12-26 10:30:43.989Z | 31.272° NE | 2024-12-26 10:30:43.989Z | 31.272° NE | 26.978° | 2024-12-26 10:39:43.989Z | 81.89° E |
| 21 mins | 2024-12-26 12:18:43.989Z | 328.879° NNW | 2024-12-26 12:28:43.989Z | 47.545° ENE | 42.978° | 2024-12-26 12:39:43.989Z | 131.612° SE |
| 20 mins | 2024-12-26 14:14:43.989Z | 312.13° NW | 2024-12-26 14:24:43.989Z | 250.22° W | 34.309° | 2024-12-26 14:34:43.989Z | 184.845° SSW |
| 11 mins | 2024-12-27 02:47:43.989Z | 144.878° SSE | 2024-12-27 02:51:43.989Z | 102.379° ESE | 23.877° | 2024-12-27 02:58:43.989Z | 53.133° ENE |
| 15 mins | 2024-12-27 04:40:43.989Z | 228.223° WSW | 2024-12-27 04:46:43.989Z | 330.756° NNW | 43.35° | 2024-12-27 04:55:43.989Z | 33.25° NE |
| 14 mins | 2024-12-27 06:38:43.989Z | 289.192° WNW | 2024-12-27 06:44:43.989Z | 339.093° N | 25.366° | 2024-12-27 06:52:43.989Z | 28.971° NE |
| 14 mins | 2024-12-27 08:38:43.989Z | 325.622° NNW | 2024-12-27 08:44:43.989Z | 3.777° NNE | 20.666° | 2024-12-27 08:52:43.989Z | 48.542° ENE |
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