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COSMOS 2553, 51511

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2553, 51511 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 05 Feb 2022 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1A 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
51511, 2022-011A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
Flag of CISRussian Space Forces (CIS)
Manufacturer
Resehetnev ISS
Mission
Non-operational Defense Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
MERIDIAN?, Unknown motor
Mass
~2,000 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2022-02-05 (3 years ago)
Launch vehicle
SOYUZ-2-1A
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 10 m
Radar Cross Section
14.304 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2553
1 51511U 22011A   25191.56685211 -.00000061  00000-0 -70119-3 0  9991
2 51511  67.0901 158.2964 0004051 267.1826  92.8653 11.32845260141747
Epoch: 2025-07-10T13:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T13:36:16.022Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
25.49835°
Altitude
1,998.285 km
Speed
6.9 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 33m 11s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-27.68875°
Longitude
12.0967°
Altitude
2,004.062 km
Speed
6.897 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 57m 32s
Apparent Declination
-58° 54' 29"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:17:25
Azimuth
215.439° SW
Elevation
-28.717°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,998.247 km
Perigee altitude
1,991.463 km
Semi-major axis
8,372.992 km
Eccentricity
0.00041
Inclination
67.0901°
RAAN
158.2964°
Arg. of periapsis
267.1826°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
92.8653°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
2.83284 °/min
Orbital period
127.08 mins
BSTAR
-0.00070119
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COSMOS 2553 Visibility forecast

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End time (UTC)
End Az.
22 mins2025-07-11 00:18:15.253Z228.369° WSW2025-07-11 00:29:15.253Z304.494° NW40.233°2025-07-11 00:40:15.253Z24.168° NE
14 mins2025-07-11 02:37:15.253Z295.77° NW2025-07-11 02:44:15.253Z337.56° N19.503°2025-07-11 02:51:15.253Z18.197° NNE
12 mins2025-07-11 04:56:15.253Z341.77° N2025-07-11 05:02:15.253Z16.438° NNE16.422°2025-07-11 05:08:15.253Z49.896° ENE
19 mins2025-07-11 07:08:15.253Z341.03° N2025-07-11 07:17:15.253Z41.747° NE33.518°2025-07-11 07:27:15.253Z112.06° ESE
20 mins2025-07-11 09:20:15.253Z323.483° NNW2025-07-11 09:29:15.253Z255.615° W41.348°2025-07-11 09:40:15.253Z173.297° S
15 mins2025-07-11 21:29:15.253Z145.452° SSE2025-07-11 21:36:15.253Z100.609° ESE24.997°2025-07-11 21:44:15.253Z51.039° ENE
21 mins2025-07-11 23:36:15.253Z214.67° SW2025-07-11 23:46:15.253Z287.941° WNW44.223°2025-07-11 23:57:15.253Z26.797° NE

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