COSMOS 2518, 42719
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2518, 42719 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) that was launched on Thu, 25 May 2017 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1B launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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COSMOS 2518 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Molniya |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RKKE/KOMET |
| Mission | Operational Defense Early Warn |
| Bus & Motor | 14F142, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 2,550 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 10 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 14.304 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2518
1 42719U 17027A 24360.84792106 -.00001573 00000-0 -12202-2 0 9999
2 42719 63.2295 318.8775 7219043 271.4402 14.7447 2.00998460 55585Epoch: 2024-12-25T20:21Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T20:21:00.379Z)
| Latitude | 0.00044° |
| Longitude | -81.28061° |
| Altitude | 6,086.661 km |
| Speed | 6.995 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 21h 15m 13s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 02" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 53.87387° |
| Longitude | -37.77448° |
| Altitude | 29,350.986 km |
| Speed | 2.7 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 46m 07s |
| Apparent Declination | 55° 08' 20" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 21:51:51 |
| Azimuth | 47.294° ENE |
| Elevation | 57.581° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 39,288.592 km |
| Perigee altitude | 997.256 km |
| Semi-major axis | 26,521.061 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.7219043 |
| Inclination | 63.2295° |
| RAAN | 318.8775° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 271.4402° |
| True anomaly | 88.70847° |
| Mean anomaly | 14.7447° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 42.90154° |
| Mean motion | 0.50252 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.0012202 |
| Orbital period | 716.38 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #27 in the year 2017 (2017-05-25 UTC)
| COSMOS 2518, 42719 |
| FREGAT R/B, 42720 |
COSMOS 2518 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 519 mins | 2024-12-26 22:28:41.428Z | 47.322° ENE | 2024-12-27 05:30:41.428Z | 63.39° ENE | 40.79° | 2024-12-27 07:07:41.428Z | 126.089° SE |
| 142 mins | 2024-12-27 20:06:41.428Z | 143.886° SSE | 2024-12-27 21:53:41.428Z | 56.245° ENE | 40.137° | 2024-12-27 22:28:41.428Z | 45.787° ENE |
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