COSMOS

NORAD 40922 · COSPAR 2015-050C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #50241 @ 1482 x 1507 km x 82.4934 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-20 05:16 UTC Â· 18.9 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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COSMOS 2509 (RODNIK-S 15)
1 40922U 15050C 26293.21965251 .00000059 00000-0 35312-3 0 09992
2 40922 82.4934 0.3931 0015656 127.2436 233.0075 12.42887678502418

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 23rd 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years

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

82.4934Â°

Period

115.86 min

Perigee

1482 km

Apogee

1507 km

Eccentricity

0.0015656

RAAN

0.3931Â°

Arg of Perigee

127.2436Â°

Mean Motion

12.42887678 rev/d