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COSMOS 2581 (62902)
COSPAR: 2025-026A | Alt Name: Kosmos-2581
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Launch Details
Launch Date
February 5, 2025
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC43/4
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-2-1V
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
62902
International Designator
2025-026A
Epoch
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:29:56 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
81.99°
Right Ascension
42.22°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
317.75°
Period
96.32 min
Mean Motion
14.95 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 2581
Alternative Name
Kosmos-2581
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
MORF
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 62902U 25026A 26199.81245442 .00000610 00000+0 53512-4 0 9997
2 62902 81.9941 42.2235 0009089 317.7524 42.2995 14.95061629 78948
Source: Celestrak
Summary
COSMOS 2581 (Kosmos-2581) is a satellite owned by MORF and operated under the BUS EMKA configuration. Launched on February 5, 2025, from PLMSC LC43/4 using the Soyuz-2-1V launch vehicle, it has dimensions of 3 meters in length with a diameter of 1.3 meters and a span of 3 meters. The satellite weighs 500 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. It is shaped as a cylinder with two panels (Cyl + 2 Pan) and carries the payload MKA B1. Manufactured by VNIIEMI, COSMOS 2581 was launched on its stable date from Russia.
Physical Characteristics
Length
3
Diameter
1.3
Span
3
Dry Mass
500
Launch Mass
500
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
MKA B1
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
VNIIEMI
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
EMKA
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
Next Pass
Azimuth Elevation Time (Local)
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