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    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 | 82.411° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00125 | 
| RA ascending node | 8.389 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 305.234° | 
| Mean anomaly | 54.771° | 
| Orbital period | 95.981 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 30 Oct 2025, 06:49 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 564.4 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 573.1 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 581.8 km | 
Orbital History
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