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COSMOS 2582 (62903)
COSPAR: 2025-026B | Alt Name: Kosmos-2582
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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
62903
International Designator
2025-026B
Epoch
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:30:29 GMT
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Inclination
81.99°
Right Ascension
42.22°
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Argument of Perigee
317.50°
Period
96.32 min
Mean Motion
14.95 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 2582
Alternative Name
Kosmos-2582
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
MORF
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 62903U 25026B 26199.81284624 .00000510 00000+0 44382-4 0 9997
2 62903 81.9940 42.2238 0009044 317.5038 42.5481 14.95049703 78931
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Summary
COSMOS 2582 (also known as Kosmos-2582) is a satellite with the NORAD catalog ID 62903 and OBJECT_ID 2025-026B, launched on February 5, 2025, from the Plesetsk launch site using Soyuz-2-1V as its launch vehicle. It was manufactured by VNIIEMI for MORF (Main Operational Reconnaissance Forces). The satellite is part of the EMKA bus and carries a payload named MKA B2. It has dimensions of 3 meters in length, 1.3 meters in diameter, and a span of 3 meters, with a dry mass of 500 kilograms. Its shape consists of a cylinder with two panels attached. The launch occurred from LC43/4 at the PLMSC site.
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 B2
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
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