▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	82.4731°
Eccentricity	0.0019635
Period	115.9 min
Apogee	1,512 km
Perigee	1,481 km
Mean motion	12.42434909 rev/day
RAAN	62.7561°
Arg of perigee	34.5647°
Mean anomaly	325.6704°
B*	-2.3027e-5
Rev at epoch	63,223

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 38733U 12041A 26188.18676484 .00000007 00000-0 -23027-4 0 9997

2 38733 82.4731 62.7561 0019635 34.5647 325.6704 12.42434909632232

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "COSMOS 2481",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2012-041A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:28:56.482+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 12.42434909,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0019635,
  "INCLINATION": 82.4731,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 62.7561,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 34.5647,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 325.6704,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 38733,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 63223,
  "BSTAR": -0.000023027,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 7e-8,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	COSMOS 2481
Operator	Aerospace Defence ForcesHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	Russia
Launch date	Jul 28, 2012HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	225HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.