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COSMOS 493

decayedleo

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Identification

NORAD / COSPAR: 6053 / 1972-042A
Constellation: UNCLASSIFIED
Object type: PAYLOAD
Country / owner: —
Operator: Various

Launch

Launch date: —
Launch site: N/A
Launch vehicle: N/A
Decay date: 03 Jul 1972

Orbital parameters

Period: 89.05 min
Inclination: 64.98°
Apoapsis: 257 km
Periapsis: 198 km
Mean altitude: 228 km
Semi-major axis: 6599 km
Eccentricity: 0.00452

TrackingLive tracker

TLE epoch: 7/2/1972, 3:50:11 AM
Source: Space-Track

1 06053U 72042  A 72184.15985234  .00182465 +00000-0 +00000-0 0  9994
2 06053 064.9795 001.3297 0045170 028.8794 331.4817 16.17062572001761