COSMOS 2538, 44424
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2538, 44424 is a payload satellite owned by TsNIIKhM (CIS) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 10 Jul 2019 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1V 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 2538 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 4 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | TsNIIKhM |
| Mission | Operational Defense Technology |
| Bus & Motor | NIVELIR, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Sphere, 0.8 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.503 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2538
1 44424U 19039D 24361.48398013 .00011627 00000-0 65794-3 0 9993
2 44424 97.6482 67.6217 0051892 105.2843 255.4131 15.12046552298408Epoch: 2024-12-26T11:36Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T11:36:55.883Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | 157.92614° |
| Altitude | 542.236 km |
| Speed | 7.586 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 30m 29s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -81.48208° |
| Longitude | -84.98343° |
| Altitude | 592.194 km |
| Speed | 7.544 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 59m 49s |
| Apparent Declination | -68° 50' 51" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:19:49 |
| Azimuth | 187.329° SSW |
| Elevation | -60.574° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 562.778 km |
| Perigee altitude | 491.115 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,905.083 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0051892 |
| Inclination | 97.6482° |
| RAAN | 67.6217° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 105.2843° |
| True anomaly | 254.83858° |
| Mean anomaly | 255.4131° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 255.12574° |
| Mean motion | 3.78259 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00065794 |
| Orbital period | 95.17 mins |
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COSMOS 2538 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 | 2024-12-26 16:56:43.928Z | 35.804° NE | 2024-12-26 16:59:43.928Z | 94.444° ESE | 26.305° | 2024-12-26 17:02:43.928Z | 157.216° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 05:13:43.928Z | 213.664° SW | 2024-12-27 05:15:43.928Z | 269.929° W | 28.357° | 2024-12-27 05:18:43.928Z | 326.728° NNW |
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