Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2506 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
3668
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2506 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: COSMOS 2506 DEB
International designator: 2015-029C
Object number (NORAD): 47212
Object ID (CCSDS): 47212
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.029 minutes
Inclination: 98.1541 deg
SMA: 7042.529 km
Apoapsis: 670.281 km
Periapsis: 658.507 km
RAAN: 255.4199 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0008359
Argument of periapsis: 147.5588 deg
Mean anomaly: 212.6132 deg
Mean motion: 14.68959486 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003279 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0005679 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 11:46 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2506 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 47212U 15029C 25186.99029720 .00003279 00000-0 56790-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 47212 98.1541 255.4199 0008359 147.5588 212.6132 14.68959486246744
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2506 DEB.
Associated space launch
A military reconnaissance satellite will be launched on Tuesday by a Soyuz-2.1b although Russian Defence Ministry has not yet officially confirmed the information. Source: http://tass.ru/en/non-political/802905
COSMOS 2506 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz | Persona (Kosmos 2506)’, on board a Soyuz 2.1b space rocket.
The launch took place on June 23, 2015, 4:44 p.m. from 43/4 (43R).
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Soyuz | Persona (Kosmos 2506)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 23, 2015, 4:44 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Soyuz 2.1b
Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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