COSMOS 2579, 61730
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2579, 61730 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 31 Oct 2024 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1A 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 2579 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Arsenal |
| Mission | Operational spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | BARS, AOCS |
| Mass | 3,700 kg wet, ~3,500 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2579
1 61730U 24197A 24361.23651438 .00009237 00000-0 40564-3 0 9991
2 61730 97.5611 269.8581 0010258 75.8106 284.4269 15.22112004 8528Epoch: 2024-12-26T05:40Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T05:40:34.842Z)
| Latitude | 0° |
| Longitude | 89.49412° |
| Altitude | 500.809 km |
| Speed | 7.615 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 17h 59m 25s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -38.05338° |
| Longitude | 95.74872° |
| Altitude | 516.752 km |
| Speed | 7.602 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 21h 21m 56s |
| Apparent Declination | -49° 57' 14" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:45:30 |
| Azimuth | 123.202° SE |
| Elevation | -53.368° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 503.493 km |
| Perigee altitude | 489.389 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,874.578 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0010258 |
| Inclination | 97.5611° |
| RAAN | 269.8581° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 75.8106° |
| True anomaly | 284.31302° |
| Mean anomaly | 284.4269° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 284.36996° |
| Mean motion | 3.8078 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00040564 |
| Orbital period | 94.54 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #197 in the year 2024 (2024-10-31 UTC)
| COSMOS 2579, 61730 |
| SL-4 R/B, 61731 |
COSMOS 2579 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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| 7 mins | 2024-12-26 18:24:50.247Z | 180.696° SSW | 2024-12-26 18:27:50.247Z | 226.036° WSW | 37.584° | 2024-12-26 18:31:50.247Z | 338.802° N |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 07:29:50.247Z | 338.785° N | 2024-12-27 07:31:50.247Z | 273.005° WNW | 30.985° | 2024-12-27 07:34:50.247Z | 218.675° SW |
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