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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). 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

42907, 2017-046A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (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 (8 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 14 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2520
1 42907U 17046A   25195.56819613  .00000144  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 42907   0.0315 102.6271 0000664 105.0578 334.5150  1.00271655 29014

Epoch: 2025-07-14T13:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T13:38:12.145Z)

Latitude

0.04438°

Longitude

44.97587°

Altitude

35,783.601 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 08m 48s

True Declination

0° 02' 40"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.03763°

Longitude

-105.78881°

Altitude

35,788.834 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 17m 47s

Apparent Declination

-5° 02' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:05:21

Azimuth

41.869° NE

Elevation

-47.542°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,790.502 km

Perigee altitude

35,784.902 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.839 km

Eccentricity

0.00007

Inclination

0.0315°

RAAN

102.6271°

Arg. of periapsis

105.0578°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

334.515°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.15 mins

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COSMOS 2520 Visibility

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