COSMOS 2540, 44517
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2540, 44517 is a payload satellite owned by TS VS RF (CIS) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 30 Aug 2019 UTC via an ROKOT 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Resehetnev ISS
Mission
Operational Defense Geodetic
Bus & Motor
GEO-IK-2 14F31, Unknown motor
Mass
~900 kg wet, ~900 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 3 m
Radar Cross Section
3.727 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2540
1 44517U 19057A 25191.57109933 .00000042 00000-0 74822-4 0 9991
2 44517 99.2148 203.8100 0015915 10.7334 349.4158 13.85875118296557Epoch: 2025-07-10T13:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T13:42:22.982Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
69.47878°
Altitude
934.518 km
Speed
7.39 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 35m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-20.5108°
Longitude
73.36186°
Altitude
940.743 km
Speed
7.386 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
16h 29m 17s
Apparent Declination
-65° 05' 13"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:16:21
Azimuth
155.29° SSE
Elevation
-25.878°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 2019 (2019-08-30 UTC)
COSMOS 2540 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. |
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| 10 mins | 2025-07-11 00:13:11.671Z | 141.866° SSE | 2025-07-11 00:18:11.671Z | 73.947° E | 37.585° | 2025-07-11 00:23:11.671Z | 358.843° N |
| 7 mins | 2025-07-11 01:58:11.671Z | 228.523° WSW | 2025-07-11 02:01:11.671Z | 267.593° W | 21.275° | 2025-07-11 02:05:11.671Z | 313.954° NW |
| 8 mins | 2025-07-11 12:51:11.671Z | 47.16° ENE | 2025-07-11 12:54:11.671Z | 87.603° E | 26.755° | 2025-07-11 12:59:11.671Z | 153.023° SSE |
| 9 mins | 2025-07-11 14:33:11.671Z | 351.824° N | 2025-07-11 14:37:11.671Z | 293.12° NW | 32.34° | 2025-07-11 14:42:11.671Z | 227.985° WSW |
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