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
Country
CISRelated business
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, 1.5 m
Radar Cross Section
3.727 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2540
1 44517U 19057A 25322.46034744 .00000079 00000-0 10707-3 0 9993
2 44517 99.2132 332.5657 0015943 19.2443 340.9312 13.85902184314680Epoch: 2025-11-18T11:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-18T11:02:54.018Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
109.09452°
Altitude
934.846 km
Speed
7.39 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 10m 15s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:03:54
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
951.923 km
Perigee altitude
928.588 km
Semi-major axis
7,318.393 km
Eccentricity
0.00159
Inclination
99.2132°
RAAN
332.5657°
Arg. of periapsis
19.2443°
True anomaly
340.8714°
Mean anomaly
340.9312°
Eccentric anomaly
340.90131°
Mean motion
3.46673 °/min
Orbital period
103.84 mins
BSTAR
0.00010707
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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 2019 (2019-08-30 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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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| 6 mins | 2025-11-19 15:20:56.528Z | 337.238° NNW | 2025-11-19 15:23:56.528Z | 306.451° NW | 15.867° | 2025-11-19 15:26:56.528Z | 272.616° WNW |
| 7 mins | 2025-11-19 23:35:56.528Z | 104.448° ESE | 2025-11-19 23:38:56.528Z | 65.04° ENE | 23.022° | 2025-11-19 23:42:56.528Z | 15.827° NNE |
| 9 mins | 2025-11-20 01:16:56.528Z | 191.177° SSW | 2025-11-20 01:20:56.528Z | 250.174° W | 36.648° | 2025-11-20 01:25:56.528Z | 330.769° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2025-11-20 12:12:56.528Z | 71.617° E | 2025-11-20 12:14:56.528Z | 93.276° ESE | 13.596° | 2025-11-20 12:16:56.528Z | 114.198° SE |
| 10 mins | 2025-11-20 13:52:56.528Z | 11.098° NNE | 2025-11-20 13:57:56.528Z | 264.328° W | 44.497° | 2025-11-20 14:02:56.528Z | 200.926° SSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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