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 24338.96002674 -.00001097 00000-0 -51585-2 0 9999
2 42719 63.2505 321.9749 7225280 271.3654 14.6608 2.01047716 55154Epoch: 2024-12-03T23:02Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-03T23:02:26.31Z)
| Latitude | 0.00027° |
| Longitude | -96.94914° |
| Altitude | 6,060.381 km |
| Speed | 7.005 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 21h 27m 41s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 01" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 62.97305° |
| Longitude | -16.13546° |
| Altitude | 38,779.77 km |
| Speed | 1.621 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 13m 58s |
| Apparent Declination | 66° 08' 34" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:34:32 |
| Azimuth | 20.047° NNE |
| Elevation | 60.263° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 39,297.662 km |
| Perigee altitude | 979.511 km |
| Semi-major axis | 26,516.724 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.722528 |
| Inclination | 63.2505° |
| RAAN | 321.9749° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 271.3654° |
| True anomaly | 88.59685° |
| Mean anomaly | 14.6608° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 42.77483° |
| Mean motion | 0.50265 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.0051585 |
| Orbital period | 716.21 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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| 376 mins | 2024-12-05 03:37:16.049Z | 20.058° NNE | 2024-12-05 08:34:16.049Z | 75.264° E | 43.813° | 2024-12-05 09:53:16.049Z | 145.351° SSE |
| 292 mins | 2024-12-05 22:45:16.049Z | 167.594° S | 2024-12-05 23:58:16.049Z | 74.645° E | 43.4° | 2024-12-06 03:37:16.049Z | 20.607° NNE |
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