COSMOS

NORAD 39763 · COSPAR 2014-028C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #56259 @ 1477 x 1511 km x 82.4507 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-16 06:36 UTC Â· 14.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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COSMOS 2498 (RODNIK-S 12)
1 39763U 14028C 26289.27551068 .00000203 00000-0 13907-2 0 09991
2 39763 82.4507 33.0360 0021771 168.2670 191.8922 12.42984660562590

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 23rd 2014

Spacecraft age

12 years, 4 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Ministry of Defense

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

LEO Â· Polar

Launch site

Plesetsk Cosmodrome

Launch vehicle

Rokot

Contractor

OAS ISS

Launch mass

280 kg

Power

300.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

82.4507Â°

Period

115.85 min

Perigee

1477 km

Apogee

1511 km

Eccentricity

0.0021771

RAAN

33.036Â°

Arg of Perigee

168.267Â°

Mean Motion

12.4298466 rev/d