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COSMOS 2579 (61730)
COSPAR: 2024-197A | Alt Name: Kosmos-2579
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Launch Details
Launch Date
October 31, 2024
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC43/4
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-2-1A
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
61730
International Designator
2024-197A
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:08:44 GMT
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Inclination
97.56°
Right Ascension
125.17°
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Argument of Perigee
82.41°
Period
94.42 min
Mean Motion
15.25 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 2579
Alternative Name
Kosmos-2579
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
VVKOV
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 61730U 24197A 26200.88107029 .00001860 00000+0 77336-4 0 9999
2 61730 97.5569 125.1720 0000492 82.4100 277.7193 15.25083571 95454
Source: Celestrak
Summary
COSMOS 2579, also known as Kosmos-2579, is a reconnaissance satellite launched by Russia on October 31, 2024, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using a Soyuz-2-1A launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 6 meters in length and 2.7 meters in diameter with a span of 10 meters, featuring a cylindrical body plus two panels. It weighs approximately 3500 kg dry mass and had a launch mass of 3700 kg. Equipped with the Karat imaging system for optical reconnaissance missions, it is powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. The spacecraft was manufactured by ARSLO and owned by VVKOV, with an expected operational lifetime of five years.
Physical Characteristics
Length
6
Diameter
2.7
Span
10
Dry Mass
3500
Launch Mass
3700
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Bars-M No. 6L
Purpose
Reconnaissance, optical
Mission
Reconnaissance, optical
Manufacturer
ARSLO
Life Expectancy
5 years
Bus
Bars
Configuration
SVIT ?
Motor
AOCS
Equipment
Karat imaging system
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
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