COSMOS

NORAD 27869 · COSPAR 2003-037B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5317 @ 1465 x 1501 km x 82.4677 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-18 21:24 UTC Â· 20.9 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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COSMOS 2401
1 27869U 03037B 26291.89229860 .00000026 00000-0 10975-3 0 09992
2 27869 82.4677 248.5911 0022806 137.1449 223.1415 12.45504600053176

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 19th 2003

Spacecraft age

23 years, 2 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Ministry of Defense

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

LEO Â· Polar

Launch site

Plesetsk Cosmodrome

Launch vehicle

Kosmos 3M

Contractor

NPO/PM - Scientific Research Institute for Precision Instruments (NII-TP)

Launch mass

225 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

82.4677Â°

Period

115.62 min

Perigee

1465 km

Apogee

1501 km

Eccentricity

0.0022806

RAAN

248.5911Â°

Arg of Perigee

137.1449Â°

Mean Motion

12.455046 rev/d