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COSMOS 2526, 43432

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2526, 43432 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Wed, 18 Apr 2018 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 2526 details

Identifier	43432, 2018-037A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	12 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)	2018-04-18 (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, Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2526
1 43432U 18037A   24361.34048979 -.00000316  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 43432   0.0472 101.7992 0000225 207.0417  37.1157  1.00270525 24574

Epoch: 2024-12-26T08:10Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T08:10:18.317Z)

Latitude	-0.04069°
Longitude	128.05295°
Altitude	35,785.689 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	23h 03m 48s
True Declination	0° 02' 26"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.04223°
Longitude	-54.0983°
Altitude	35,787.279 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	10h 35m 19s
Apparent Declination	-5° 05' 57"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	19:22:32
Azimuth	295.732° NW
Elevation	-34.49°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,788.967 km
Perigee altitude	35,787.07 km
Semi-major axis	42,166.156 km
Eccentricity	0.0000225
Inclination	0.0472°
RAAN	101.7992°
Arg. of periapsis	207.0417°
True anomaly	37.11726°
Mean anomaly	37.1157°
Eccentric anomaly	37.11648°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.17 mins