Launch Details

Launched	30 May 1989
Flight ended	–
Status	Operational
Categories	Geodetic Active satellites
Launch site	Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner	Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID	20026
COSPAR ID	1989-039C
Alternative names	ETALON 2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	65.074°
Eccentricity	0.00204
RA ascending node	21.224 hr
Argument perigee	214.430°
Mean anomaly	317.308°
Orbital period	675.408 min
Epoch of osculation	01 Nov 2025, 18:27

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	19076.8 km
Mean Altitude	19128.9 km
Peak Altitude	19180.9 km

Launched alongside

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