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COSMOS 494

retiredleo

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Identification

NORAD / COSPAR: 6059 / 1972-043A
Constellation: UNCLASSIFIED
Object type: PAYLOAD
Country / owner: Russia (CIS)
Operator: Various

Launch

Launch date: 23 Jun 1972
Launch site: N/A
Launch vehicle: N/A
Decay date: In orbit

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.24 min
Inclination: 74.06°
Apoapsis: 778 km
Periapsis: 762 km
Mean altitude: 770 km
Semi-major axis: 7141 km
Eccentricity: 0.00112

Live state

Latitude: —
Longitude: —
Altitude: —
Velocity: —
Footprint area: —

TrackingLive tracker

TLE epoch: 10/22/2026, 6:53:57 PM
Source: Space-Track

1  6059U 72043A   26295.78747208  .00000089  00000-0  39106-4 0  9993
2  6059  74.0556 207.6711 0011193 308.8757  51.1397 14.36560715842464