Current Sat Longitude
Sat Name
 
Launch date
 
Site
Org
Op
Current Lat
Longitude at Epoch
Equator Crossing Longitude
Current Lon Driftrate [degpr.day]
Lon rate of change [°pr.10 min]
Lat rate of change [°pr.10min]
Inclination
E/W Lon Osc (Incl)
E/W Lon Osc (Ecc)
Current apogee[km]
 
Current perigee[km]





 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

165.6404°E
 
COSMOS 2479             
03/30/2012
TYMSC
CIS  
+
0.4035°N
165.5827°E
165.6465°E
0.008°E
0.0013
0.0612
1.4469°
0.0091°
0.0517°
35804.63
35766.11

Epoch
Time of calculation
Time since Epoch
Current Alt [km]
AVR Alt [km]
 
AVR Distance from GEO [km]
Number of orbits
 
ID
SatCat
Predicted Time next crossing
Alt. Eq. Crossing
Dist. from GEO eq crossing


18.05.2013 14:38:32
20.05.2013 03:19:59
036:41:00   T=            1.53
35769.53
35785.37
-1.03
416.53
12012A  
38101 
20.05.2013 04:23
 35773.1631
 -13.2369


Satellite launced at Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) 2012



Satellite Source : Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)







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Site coordinates:



Magnetic Declination:



Azimuth True North:



Azimuth Magnetic [360° compass]:



Azimuth Magnetic [400° compass]:



Elevation:



Status:



Atmospheric Refraction:



Skew:






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Azimuth Magnetic [360° compass]:



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Elevation:



Atmospheric Refraction:



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Misc:




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 Forecasted events for COSMOS 2479             :
Normal TLE source, Epoch:18.05.2013 14:38:32 UTC
Time Since Epoch:036:41:00   T=            1.53 days
13138.61009451
Time of calculation:20.05.2013 03:19:59 UTC
13140.13888171
No next TLE epoch date available
Max east
165.6503°E
	20.05.2013 06:29 UTC
Max south
01.4635°S
	20.05.2013 10:23 UTC
Apogee
35804.63 [km]
	20.05.2013 13:00 UTC
Crossing equator
Ascending
		20.05.2013 16:22 UTC
Max west
165.5492°E
	20.05.2013 19:06 UTC
Max north
01.4633°N
	20.05.2013 22:21 UTC
Perigee
35766.11 [km]
	21.05.2013 00:58 UTC
Crossing equator
Descending
		21.05.2013 04:19 UTC
 

NOTE: The accuracy of TLE will affect the
accuracy of the time calculated.
There will typicaly be better accuracy of 
time calculated the larger
eccentricity and inclination are.

Best accurcy will be obtained
for satellites using supplementary TLE from CELESTRAK.  

Next 14 equator crossings for COSMOS 2479             : 
20.05.2013 04:23 UTC Lon:165.6465°E -13[km] from GEO  Desc.-1 
20.05.2013 16:22 UTC Lon:165.5695°E 11[km] from GEO  Asc.0  Time since last crossing:11h 58m 13s 
21.05.2013 04:20 UTC Lon:165.6543°E -13[km] from GEO  Desc.-3  Time since last crossing:11h 58m 13s 
21.05.2013 16:18 UTC Lon:165.5775°E 11[km] from GEO  Asc.2  Time since last crossing:11h 58m 13s 
22.05.2013 04:16 UTC Lon:165.6630°E -13[km] from GEO  Desc.-4  Time since last crossing:11h 58m 13s 
22.05.2013 16:15 UTC Lon:165.5866°E 11[km] from GEO  Asc.3  Time since last crossing:11h 58m 13s 
23.05.2013 04:12 UTC Lon:165.6727°E -13[km] from GEO  Desc.0  Time since last crossing:11h 57m 13s 
23.05.2013 16:11 UTC Lon:165.5969°E 11[km] from GEO  Asc.4  Time since last crossing:11h 59m 13s 
24.05.2013 04:08 UTC Lon:165.6838°E -13[km] from GEO  Desc.-1  Time since last crossing:11h 57m 13s 
24.05.2013 16:08 UTC Lon:165.6085°E 11[km] from GEO  Asc.5  Time since last crossing:11h 59m 13s 
25.05.2013 04:05 UTC Lon:165.6959°E -13[km] from GEO  Desc.-2  Time since last crossing:11h 57m 13s 
25.05.2013 16:03 UTC Lon:165.6213°E 11[km] from GEO  Asc.1  Time since last crossing:11h 58m 13s 
26.05.2013 04:01 UTC Lon:165.7091°E -13[km] from GEO  Desc.-3  Time since last crossing:11h 58m 13s 
26.05.2013 15:59 UTC Lon:165.6347°E 11[km] from GEO  Asc.2  Time since last crossing:11h 58m 13s 

NOTE: The accuracy of TLE will affect the 
accuracy of the time calculated.
There will typicaly be better accuracy of 
time calculated the larger
the inclination are. 

Best accurcy will be obtained
for satellites using supplementary TLE fron CELESTRAK.



Next 90 days longitude predictions
for COSMOS 2479             : 
 21.05.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.6486 °E
 22.05.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.6577 °E
 23.05.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.6679 °E
 24.05.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.6793 °E
 25.05.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.6918 °E
 26.05.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.7053 °E
 27.05.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.7193 °E
 28.05.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.7333 °E
 29.05.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.7471 °E
 30.05.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.7601 °E
 31.05.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.7725 °E
 01.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.7841 °E
 02.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.7954 °E
 03.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.8064 °E
 04.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.8175 °E
 05.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.8290 °E
 06.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.8408 °E
 07.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.8531 °E
 08.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.8657 °E
 09.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.8788 °E
 10.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.8921 °E
 11.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.9056 °E
 12.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.9191 °E
 13.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.9327 °E
 14.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.9463 °E
 15.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.9599 °E
 16.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.9738 °E
 17.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 165.9882 °E
 18.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.0033 °E
 19.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.0194 °E
 20.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.0367 °E
 21.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.0552 °E
 22.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.0748 °E
 23.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.0952 °E
 24.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.1159 °E
 25.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.1365 °E
 26.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.1566 °E
 27.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.1760 °E
 28.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.1946 °E
 29.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.2128 °E
 30.06.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.2306 °E
 01.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.2483 °E
 02.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.2663 °E
 03.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.2846 °E
 04.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.3034 °E
 05.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.3226 °E
 06.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.3422 °E
 07.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.3622 °E
 08.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.3824 °E
 09.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.4027 °E
 10.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.4231 °E
 11.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.4435 °E
 12.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.4640 °E
 13.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.4846 °E
 14.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.5056 °E
 15.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.5272 °E
 16.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.5496 °E
 17.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.5731 °E
 18.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.5979 °E
 19.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.6239 °E
 20.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.6509 °E
 21.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.6785 °E
 22.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.7062 °E
 23.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.7336 °E
 24.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.7605 °E
 25.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.7867 °E
 26.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.8122 °E
 27.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.8373 °E
 28.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.8622 °E
 29.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.8871 °E
 30.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.9124 °E
 31.07.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.9382 °E
 01.08.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.9644 °E
 02.08.2013 03:19:59 UTC 166.9910 °E
 03.08.2013 03:19:59 UTC 167.0181 °E
 04.08.2013 03:19:59 UTC 167.0455 °E
 05.08.2013 03:19:59 UTC 167.0731 °E
 06.08.2013 03:19:59 UTC 167.1008 °E
 07.08.2013 03:19:59 UTC 167.1286 °E
 08.08.2013 03:19:59 UTC 167.1565 °E
 09.08.2013 03:19:59 UTC 167.1845 °E
 10.08.2013 03:19:59 UTC 167.2127 °E
 11.08.2013 03:19:59 UTC 167.2414 °E
 12.08.2013 03:19:59 UTC 167.2709 °E
 13.08.2013 03:19:59 UTC 167.3014 °E
 14.08.2013 03:19:59 UTC 167.3331 °E
 15.08.2013 03:19:59 UTC 167.3661 °E
 16.08.2013 03:19:59 UTC 167.4002 °E
 17.08.2013 03:19:59 UTC 167.4352 °E
 18.08.2013 03:19:59 UTC 167.4707 °E

NOTE: Based on current TLE data



 

NOTE: Prediction based on Inclination=0 !