COSMOS

NORAD 40358 · COSPAR 2014-086A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #60050 @ 898 x 905 km x 67.1512 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-13 15:08 UTC Â· 22.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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COSMOS 2502
1 40358U 14086A 26286.63056147 .00000121 00000-0 13844-3 0 09992
2 40358 67.1512 78.8720 0004935 244.8276 115.2297 13.97835399600505

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 23rd 2014

Spacecraft age

11 years, 9 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Ministry of Defense

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Plesetsk Cosmodrome

Launch vehicle

Soyuz-2.1b

Contractor

TsSKB-Progress Samara Space Center and KB Arsenal

Launch mass

5,000 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

67.1512Â°

Period

103.02 min

Perigee

898 km

Apogee

905 km

Eccentricity

0.0004935

RAAN

78.872Â°

Arg of Perigee

244.8276Â°

Mean Motion

13.97835399 rev/d