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). 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
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
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
14.304 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 days ago
TLE from 4 days ago
0 COSMOS 2518
1 42719U 17027A 25307.65154602 .00000847 00000-0 -17952-1 0 9991
2 42719 63.0712 276.4762 7094764 273.1868 15.0306 2.00785135 61878Epoch: 2025-11-03T15:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-03T15:38:13.576Z)
Latitude
0.00041°
Longitude
-1.27775°
Altitude
6,289.526 km
Speed
6.922 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 25m 42s
True Declination
0° 00' 01"
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
13:33:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
38,991.216 km
Perigee altitude
1,332.334 km
Semi-major axis
26,539.912 km
Eccentricity
0.70948
Inclination
63.0712°
RAAN
276.4762°
Arg. of periapsis
273.1868°
True anomaly
86.63755°
Mean anomaly
15.0306°
Eccentric anomaly
42.48604°
Mean motion
0.50199 °/min
Orbital period
717.15 mins
BSTAR
-0.017952
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Other satellites on launch #27 in the year 2017 (2017-05-25 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 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. |
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| 317 mins | 2025-11-07 17:45:35.960Z | 32.108° NE | 2025-11-07 20:08:35.960Z | 25.602° NE | 15.33° | 2025-11-07 23:02:35.960Z | 31.14° NE |
| 610 mins | 2025-11-08 03:37:35.960Z | 275.896° WNW | 2025-11-08 09:24:35.960Z | 322.122° NNW | 33.996° | 2025-11-08 13:47:35.960Z | 265.103° W |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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