Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2496 at a glance.
Uptime
4009
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
82.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2496.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 2496
International designator: 2014-028A
Object number (NORAD): 39761
Object ID (CCSDS): 39761
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.859 minutes
Inclination: 82.448 deg
SMA: 7872.515 km
Apoapsis: 1509.254 km
Periapsis: 1479.506 km
RAAN: 358.813 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0018893
Argument of periapsis: 229.2985 deg
Mean anomaly: 130.6454 deg
Mean motion: 12.42889499 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000046 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00026362 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 14, 2025, 3:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 13, 2025, 9:59 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2496
TLE line 1: 1 39761U 14028A 25133.91652903 .00000046 00000-0 26362-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 39761 82.4480 358.8130 0018893 229.2985 130.6454 12.42889499497917
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2496.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Classified payload for Russia
COSMOS 2496 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Rokot / Briz-KM | 3x Strela-3M (Kosmos 2496, Kosmos 2497, Kosmos 2498) & Kosmos 2499’, on board a Rokot/Briz-KM space rocket.
The launch took place on May 23, 2014, 5:27 a.m. from 133/3 (133L).
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Rokot / Briz-KM | 3x Strela-3M (Kosmos 2496, Kosmos 2497, Kosmos 2498) & Kosmos 2499
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 23, 2014, 5:27 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Rokot/Briz-KM
Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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