Satellite · NORAD 38733 · COSPAR 2012-041A
COSMOS 2481
- Operator Russian Ministry of Defence
- Constellation Kosmos (Russian military / government)
- Country Russia
Altitude now
1,495.2km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.12km/s
Inclination
82.48°
Period
115.9 min
115.9 min
Perigee
1,482km
Apogee
1,510km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:54 UTC (6.9 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 27.638° S
- Longitude
- 113.057° W
- Altitude
- 1495.2 km
- Velocity
- 7.121 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:54 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Military
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- 0.9 m²
- Constellation membership derived
- Kosmos (Russian military / government) via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Russian Ministry of Defence
- SATCAT owner code
- CIS · Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
- Country
- Russia RU
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 28 Jul 2012
- COSPAR launch id
- 2012-041
- Launch site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Objects from the same launch · 4
- GONETS-M 338734PayloadActive
- YUBELEINY 2 (RS40)38735PayloadUnknown
- GONETS-M 438736PayloadActive
- BREEZE-KM R/B38737Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → CIS | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 7 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 38733
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2012-041A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69RQ
- Canonical slug
- cosmos-2481-38733
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Military) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.