Latitude
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COSMOS
NORAD 42719 · COSPAR 2017-027A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #6904 @ 1846 x 38485 km x 63.0157 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-26 14:12 UTC · 79.1 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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COSMOS 2518 (EKS 2)
1 42719U 17027A 26299.59213861 .00000537 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 42719 63.0157 232.9763 6901712 273.9798 16.3431 2.00753348069049
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42719U 17027A 26299.59213861 .00000537 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 42719 63.0157 232.9763 6901712 273.9798 16.3431 2.00753348069049
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
May 25th 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years, 5 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
63.0157°
Period
717.3 min
Perigee
1846 km
Apogee
38485 km
Eccentricity
0.6901712
RAAN
232.9763°
Arg of Perigee
273.9798°
Mean Motion
2.00753348 rev/d