COSMOS 2517 (GEO-IK), 41579
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2517 (GEO-IK), 41579 is a payload satellite owned by TS VS RF (CIS) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 04 Jun 2016 UTC via an ROKOT launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
Resehetnev ISS
Mission
Operational Defense Geodetic
Bus & Motor
GEO-IK-2 14F31, Unknown motor
Mass
~900 kg wet, ~900 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 1.6 m
Radar Cross Section
3.727 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2517 (GEO-IK)
1 41579U 16034A 26284.59150341 -.00000002 00000-0 36618-4 0 9991
2 41579 99.1918 291.1862 0000949 82.9364 277.1900 13.85906465523753Epoch: 2026-10-11T14:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-11T14:11:45.894Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
58.0629°
Altitude
945.777 km
Speed
7.379 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 24m 44s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:41:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
940.934 km
Perigee altitude
939.545 km
Semi-major axis
7,318.376 km
Eccentricity
0.00009
Inclination
99.1918°
RAAN
291.1862°
Arg. of periapsis
82.9364°
True anomaly
277.17921°
Mean anomaly
277.19°
Eccentric anomaly
277.18461°
Mean motion
3.46674 °/min
Orbital period
103.84 mins
BSTAR
0.000036618
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Other satellites on launch #34 in the year 2016 (2016-06-04 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.COSMOS 2517 (GEO-IK) Visibility forecast
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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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| 11 mins | 2026-10-12 13:18:00.691Z | 18.371° NNE | 2026-10-12 13:24:00.691Z | 133.018° SE | 70.82° | 2026-10-12 13:29:00.691Z | 187.454° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2026-10-12 15:03:00.691Z | 329.114° NNW | 2026-10-12 15:06:00.691Z | 294.21° NW | 17.547° | 2026-10-12 15:09:00.691Z | 262.757° W |
| 7 mins | 2026-10-12 23:17:00.691Z | 102.135° ESE | 2026-10-12 23:20:00.691Z | 64.1° ENE | 23.842° | 2026-10-12 23:24:00.691Z | 16.635° NNE |
| 10 mins | 2026-10-13 00:58:00.691Z | 188.612° SSW | 2026-10-13 01:02:00.691Z | 251.093° W | 52.459° | 2026-10-13 01:08:00.691Z | 335.967° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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