Spacecraft information: COSMOS 2493

Launch Details
Launched 27 December 2013
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Radar Calibration
Active satellites
Launch site Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 39490
COSPAR ID 2013-078A
Alternative names SKRL-756 1
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 82.412°
Eccentricity 0.00123
RA ascending node 2.001 hr
Argument perigee 338.440°
Mean anomaly 21.631°
Orbital period 95.917 min
Epoch of osculation 05 Feb 2026, 10:12

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 561.5 km
Mean Altitude 570.1 km
Peak Altitude 578.6 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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