Latitude
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COSMOS
NORAD 42719 · COSPAR 2017-027A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #6869 @ 1821 x 38512 km x 63.0156 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-09 03:46 UTC · 14.9 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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COSMOS 2518 (EKS 2)
1 42719U 17027A 26282.15742157 .00000260 00000-0 00000-0 0 09990
2 42719 63.0156 234.9782 6911148 273.9525 16.1975 2.00743932068692
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42719U 17027A 26282.15742157 .00000260 00000-0 00000-0 0 09990
2 42719 63.0156 234.9782 6911148 273.9525 16.1975 2.00743932068692
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
May 25th 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years, 4 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Ministry of Defense
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
Elliptical · Molniya
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Launch vehicle
Soyuz-2.1b
Contractor
RKK Energia
Launch mass
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Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
63.0156°
Period
717.33 min
Perigee
1821 km
Apogee
38512 km
Eccentricity
0.6911148
RAAN
234.9782°
Arg of Perigee
273.9525°
Mean Motion
2.00743932 rev/d