Launch Date
August 30, 2019
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC133/3
Launch Vehicle
Rokot
NORAD ID
44517
International Designator
2019-057A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:12:10 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
99.20°
Right Ascension
196.56°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
123.04°
Period
103.90 min
Mean Motion
13.86 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
COSMOS 2540
Alternative Name
Geo-IK-2 No. 13L
Type
Status
Owner
TSVS
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 44517U 19057A 26185.30012567 .00000056 00000-0 86980-4 0 9995
2 44517 99.2050 196.5629 0016573 123.0428 237.2323 13.85950707346244
Source: Celestrak
Length
3
Diameter
1.3
Span
3
Dry Mass
900
Launch Mass
900
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Musson-2 No. 13L
Purpose
Geodesy
Mission
Geodesy
Manufacturer
RESH
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Geo-IK-2 14F31
Configuration
3-Axis stabilized Uragan-M bus ?
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
SADKO radar altimeter, Laser retro reflectors, GLONASS and GPS receiver
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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