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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). 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
61730, 2024-197A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
4 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Arsenal
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
BARS, AOCS
Mass
3,700 kg wet, ~3,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-10-31 (8 months ago)
Launch vehicle
SOYUZ-2-1A
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 10 m
Radar Cross Section
20.881 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2579
1 61730U 24197A   25189.17435463  .00002823  00000-0  12129-3 0  9991
2 61730  97.5550 105.2095 0004007  93.7347 266.4348 15.23515256 38050
Epoch: 2025-07-08T04:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T04:11:04.24Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
116.0687°
Altitude
498.511 km
Speed
7.615 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 00m 50s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-54.70666°
Longitude
126.99589°
Altitude
518.86 km
Speed
7.601 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 18m 26s
Apparent Declination
-47° 40' 34"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:46:01
Azimuth
149.657° SSE
Elevation
-80.789°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
494.968 km
Perigee altitude
489.462 km
Semi-major axis
6,870.352 km
Eccentricity
0.0004
Inclination
97.555°
RAAN
105.2095°
Arg. of periapsis
93.7347°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
266.4348°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.81131 °/min
Orbital period
94.46 mins
BSTAR
0.00012129
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7 mins2025-07-08 18:29:16.392Z169.03° S2025-07-08 18:33:16.392Z333.554° NNW42.414°2025-07-08 18:36:16.392Z346.405° N
5 mins2025-07-09 07:33:16.392Z356.582° N2025-07-09 07:35:16.392Z293.248° NW39.87°2025-07-09 07:38:16.392Z208.508° SW
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