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COSMOS 2479, 38101

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2479, 38101 is a payload satellite owned by PVO (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 30 Mar 2012 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 2479 details

Identifier	38101, 2012-012A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	11 hours ago
Origin	PVO (CIS)
Manufacturer	NPOL/KOMET
Mission	Non-operational Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor	PROGNOZ, Unknown motor
Mass	2,580 kg wet, ~2,200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2012-03-30 (13 years ago)
Launch vehicle	PROTON-K/DM-2
Launch site	Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Step Cyl + 2 Pan, 10 m
Radar Cross Section	12.911 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2479
1 38101U 12012A   24361.15482598 -.00000193  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 38101   7.6040  61.4722 0006335 225.4346 136.7831  1.00389659 46692

Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:42Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:42:56.964Z)

Latitude	0.31475°
Longitude	-87.16059°
Altitude	35,772.633 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
True Right ascension	04h 14m 51s
True Declination	0° 18' 52"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	1.78384°
Longitude	77.03061°
Altitude	35,739.081 km
Speed	3.077 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	15h 20m 58s
Apparent Declination	-4° 12' 50"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	13:58:54
Azimuth	151.939° SSE
Elevation	42.009°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,781.318 km
Perigee altitude	35,727.936 km
Semi-major axis	42,132.764 km
Eccentricity	0.0006335
Inclination	7.604°
RAAN	61.4722°
Arg. of periapsis	225.4346°
True anomaly	136.83278°
Mean anomaly	136.7831°
Eccentric anomaly	136.80794°
Mean motion	0.25097 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1434.46 mins