COSMOS 2501 (GLONASS), 40315
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2501 (GLONASS), 40315 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in MEO that was launched on Sun, 30 Nov 2014 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1B 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
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
Resehetnev ISS
Mission
Operational Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
EKSPRESS-1000, AOCS
Mass
974 kg wet, ~800 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.5 m
Radar Cross Section
3.585 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2501 (GLONASS)
1 40315U 14075A 25254.56056483 .00000048 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 40315 63.6168 200.0156 0021316 210.2059 149.6643 2.13101264 83915Epoch: 2025-09-11T13:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-11T13:27:12.801Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
7.38678°
Altitude
19,177.43 km
Speed
3.946 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 20m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:47:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
19,183.982 km
Perigee altitude
19,075.238 km
Semi-major axis
25,507.747 km
Eccentricity
0.00213
Inclination
63.6168°
RAAN
200.0156°
Arg. of periapsis
210.2059°
True anomaly
149.78739°
Mean anomaly
149.6643°
Eccentric anomaly
149.72587°
Mean motion
0.53276 °/min
Orbital period
675.72 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #75 in the year 2014 (2014-11-30 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.COSMOS 2501 (GLONASS) 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. |
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| 149 mins | 2025-09-13 02:18:21.297Z | 25.185° NE | 2025-09-13 02:18:21.297Z | 25.185° NE | 39.125° | 2025-09-13 04:47:21.297Z | 108.652° ESE |
| 322 mins | 2025-09-13 20:56:21.297Z | 194.75° SSW | 2025-09-13 23:19:21.297Z | 295.242° NW | 44.451° | 2025-09-14 02:18:21.297Z | 70.521° E |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings
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