COSMOS 2503, 40420
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2503, 40420 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 27 Feb 2015 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1A launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). 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 2503 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 10 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Arsenal |
| Mission | Operational Defense Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | BARS, AOCS |
| Mass | 3,700 kg wet, ~3,500 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl + 2 Pan, 10 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 20.881 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2503
1 40420U 15009A 24361.68093401 .00003556 00000-0 26183-3 0 9994
2 40420 97.9080 36.7801 0015400 268.5559 91.3902 15.03954023538079Epoch: 2024-12-26T16:20Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T16:20:32.698Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | 55.98701° |
| Altitude | 558.048 km |
| Speed | 7.582 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 27m 07s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 8.38071° |
| Longitude | 55.23049° |
| Altitude | 559.144 km |
| Speed | 7.581 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 30m 44s |
| Apparent Declination | -50° 33' 01" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:21:21 |
| Azimuth | 151.718° SSE |
| Elevation | -9.513° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 562.4 km |
| Perigee altitude | 541.056 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,929.865 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.00154 |
| Inclination | 97.908° |
| RAAN | 36.7801° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 268.5559° |
| True anomaly | 91.56661° |
| Mean anomaly | 91.3902° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 91.47841° |
| Mean motion | 3.76232 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00026183 |
| Orbital period | 95.69 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 2015 (2015-02-27 UTC)
| COSMOS 2503, 40420 |
| SL-4 R/B, 40421 (Decayed) |
COSMOS 2503 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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| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 02:03:37.557Z | 133.472° SE | 2024-12-27 02:06:37.557Z | 69.098° E | 30.505° | 2024-12-27 02:09:37.557Z | 8.879° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 15:16:37.557Z | 24.412° NE | 2024-12-27 15:19:37.557Z | 136.123° SSE | 40.179° | 2024-12-27 15:22:37.557Z | 181.524° SSW |
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