COSMOS 2518

Launch Details
Launched 24 May 2017
Flight ended
Status Operational
Category Active satellites
Launch site Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 42719
COSPAR ID 2017-027A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 63.065°
Eccentricity 0.71232
RA ascending node 18.916 hr
Argument perigee 272.884°
Mean anomaly 14.969°
Orbital period 717.429 min
Epoch of osculation 09 Sep 2025, 08:36

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1265.9 km
Mean Altitude 20175.8 km
Peak Altitude 39085.8 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

FREGAT R/B

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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