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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). 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

40420, 2015-009A

Orbit

SSO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

Arsenal

Mission

Operational Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

BARS, AOCS

Mass

3,700 kg wet, ~3,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-02-27 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1A

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

20.881 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2503
1 40420U 15009A   26126.08807795  .00001734  00000-0  12160-3 0  9994
2 40420  97.8340 182.1004 0017018  39.2593 320.9864 15.06479498612595

Epoch: 2026-05-06T02:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T02:06:49.934Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-73.56124°

Altitude

540.876 km

Speed

7.597 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 08m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

18:38:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

555.751 km

Perigee altitude

532.19 km

Semi-major axis

6,922.108 km

Eccentricity

0.0017

Inclination

97.834°

RAAN

182.1004°

Arg. of periapsis

39.2593°

True anomaly

320.86344°

Mean anomaly

320.9864°

Eccentric anomaly

320.92494°

Mean motion

3.76865 °/min

Orbital period

95.52 mins

BSTAR

0.0001216

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COSMOS 2503 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.
6 mins	2026-05-06 17:01:57.933Z	349.356° N	2026-05-06 17:03:57.933Z	302.655° NW	33.795°	2026-05-06 17:07:57.933Z	215.682° SW
5 mins	2026-05-07 03:45:57.933Z	168.341° S	2026-05-07 03:47:57.933Z	327.723° NNW	44.764°	2026-05-07 03:50:57.933Z	346.742° N

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COSMOS 2503, 40420

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T02:06:49.934Z)

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