COSMOS 494

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 494 at a glance.

Uptime

19310

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.1

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 494.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 494

International designator: 1972-043A

Object number (NORAD): 6059

Object ID (CCSDS): 6059

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.253 minutes

Inclination: 74.053 deg

SMA: 7148.651 km

Apoapsis: 778.096 km

Periapsis: 762.936 km

RAAN: 109.6721 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0010604

Argument of periapsis: 341.7059 deg

Mean anomaly: 18.3711 deg

Mean motion: 14.3637098 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000256 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00009632 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 5, 2025, 3:38 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 494

TLE line 1: 1 06059U 72043A 25125.65193618 .00000256 00000-0 96320-4 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 06059 74.0530 109.6721 0010604 341.7059 18.3711 14.36370980765625

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 494.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 494.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
SCOUT G-1 DEB	LEO	2025-04-23 11:00:50	0.0002580368	405.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-01-30 18:18:32	0.0002258634	811.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-01-16 08:35:50	0.0002042695	335.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 17 DEB	SSO	2024-11-11 11:18:38	0.0001485444	512.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SCOUT X-4 DEB	LEO	2024-11-09 02:13:01	0.0003612971	755.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

The soviet Zenit-4M (Rotor, 11F691) was an improved version of the Zenit-4 high resolution reconnaissance satellite and was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.

COSMOS 494 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Voskhod | Zenit-4M 37’, on board a Voskhod space rocket.

The launch took place on June 23, 1972, 11:19 a.m. from 43/3 (43L).

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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 37

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 23, 1972, 11:19 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Voskhod

Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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