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COSMOS 2520, 42907

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2520, 42907 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Wed, 16 Aug 2017 UTC via a PROTON-M/BRIZ-M 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 2520 details

Identifier	42907, 2017-046A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	10 hours ago
Origin	VVKOV/VOENT (CIS)
Manufacturer	Resehetnev ISS
Mission	Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor	EKSPRESS-2000?, AOCS
Mass	~3,162 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2017-08-16 (7 years ago)
Launch vehicle	PROTON-M/BRIZ-M
Launch site	Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Cyl + 2 Pan, 27 m
Radar Cross Section	24.423 m²

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2520
1 42907U 17046A   24361.46690104  .00000165  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 42907   0.0396  94.8311 0000200 201.0344  12.6583  1.00272136 27000

Epoch: 2024-12-26T11:12Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T11:12:20.249Z)

Latitude	-0.03359°
Longitude	44.98634°
Altitude	35,785.167 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	20h 34m 03s
True Declination	0° 02' 01"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.02147°
Longitude	-168.14286°
Altitude	35,786.726 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	06h 33m 35s
Apparent Declination	-4° 59' 11"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	20:21:07
Azimuth	41.819° NE
Elevation	-47.5°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,788.41 km
Perigee altitude	35,786.724 km
Semi-major axis	42,165.704 km
Eccentricity	0.00002
Inclination	0.0396°
RAAN	94.8311°
Arg. of periapsis	201.0344°
True anomaly	12.6588°
Mean anomaly	12.6583°
Eccentric anomaly	12.65855°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.15 mins