COSMOS 2609, 68754
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2609, 68754 is a payload satellite owned by VVKO VKS (CIS) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 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
Unknown (RU)
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
UNK, Unknown motor
Mass
~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2609
1 68754U 26083B 26138.70119144 .00001406 00000-0 97832-4 0 9990
2 68754 98.1184 285.9770 0011569 164.1434 196.0156 15.07237092 4789Epoch: 2026-05-18T16:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-18T16:49:42.940Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
157.16242°
Altitude
555.399 km
Speed
7.58 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 03m 54s
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
09:21:24
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
549.667 km
Perigee altitude
533.656 km
Semi-major axis
6,919.799 km
Eccentricity
0.00116
Inclination
98.1184°
RAAN
285.977°
Arg. of periapsis
164.1434°
True anomaly
195.97907°
Mean anomaly
196.0156°
Eccentric anomaly
195.99733°
Mean motion
3.77053 °/min
Orbital period
95.48 mins
BSTAR
0.000097832
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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 2026 (2026-04-16 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 2609 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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| 5 mins | 2026-05-19 08:55:03.732Z | 107.612° ESE | 2026-05-19 08:57:03.732Z | 72.087° E | 18.87° | 2026-05-19 09:00:03.732Z | 20.92° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2026-05-19 10:30:03.732Z | 224.151° SW | 2026-05-19 10:32:03.732Z | 274.588° WNW | 24.755° | 2026-05-19 10:34:03.732Z | 313.758° NW |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-19 22:06:03.732Z | 53.682° ENE | 2026-05-19 22:08:03.732Z | 102.77° ESE | 25.437° | 2026-05-19 22:11:03.732Z | 156.956° SSE |
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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