COSMOS

NORAD 38733 · COSPAR 2012-041A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #64602 @ 1481 x 1512 km x 82.4797 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-26 05:34 UTC Â· 19.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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COSMOS 2481
1 38733U 12041A 26299.23244229 .00000035 00000-0 18061-3 0 09995
2 38733 82.4797 353.5215 0019561 148.1906 212.0359 12.42436990646028

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

July 28th 2012

Spacecraft age

14 years, 2 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Ministry of Defense

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

LEO Â· Polar

Launch site

Plesetsk Cosmodrome

Launch vehicle

Rokot

Contractor

OAOÊISS

Launch mass

280 kg

Power

300.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

82.4797Â°

Period

115.9 min

Perigee

1481 km

Apogee

1512 km

Eccentricity

0.0019561

RAAN

353.5215Â°

Arg of Perigee

148.1906Â°

Mean Motion

12.4243699 rev/d