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COSMOS 2518, 42719

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2518, 42719 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) in HEO that was launched on Thu, 25 May 2017 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1B 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

42719, 2017-027A

Orbit

HEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

RKKE/KOMET

Mission

Operational Defense Early Warn

Bus & Motor

14F142 EKS, Unknown motor

Mass

2,550 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-05-25 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1B

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

14.304 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2518
1 42719U 17027A   26126.27818228 -.00001304  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 42719  63.0741 253.4507 6993926 273.6081  15.7470  2.00930728 65560

Epoch: 2026-05-06T06:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T06:40:34.948Z)

Latitude

0.00008°

Longitude

-70.90233°

Altitude

6,609.12 km

Speed

6.809 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 53m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

01:18:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

38,701.866 km

Perigee altitude

1,596.114 km

Semi-major axis

26,527.127 km

Eccentricity

0.69939

Inclination

63.0741°

RAAN

253.4507°

Arg. of periapsis

273.6081°

True anomaly

86.47624°

Mean anomaly

15.747°

Eccentric anomaly

43.15579°

Mean motion

0.50235 °/min

Orbital period

716.63 mins

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COSMOS 2518 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.
175 mins	2026-05-06 22:25:52.776Z	338.25° N	2026-05-06 23:52:52.776Z	338.117° N	12.214°	2026-05-07 01:20:52.776Z	335.921° NNW
640 mins	2026-05-07 06:35:52.776Z	129.939° SE	2026-05-07 08:42:52.776Z	50.512° ENE	37.316°	2026-05-07 17:15:52.776Z	112.427° ESE

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COSMOS 2518, 42719

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T06:40:34.948Z)

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