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 Imaging
Bus & Motor
UNK, Unknown motor
Mass
~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 3.4 m
Radar Cross Section
16.222 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2609
1 68754U 26083B 26291.60358214 .00001675 00000-0 11991-3 0 9991
2 68754 98.1384 87.2287 0010887 339.6211 20.4578 15.05894006 27809Epoch: 2026-10-18T14:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-18T14:29:09.496Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
-157.15437°
Altitude
544.746 km
Speed
7.594 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 48m 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
19:10:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
553.318 km
Perigee altitude
538.242 km
Semi-major axis
6,923.917 km
Eccentricity
0.00109
Inclination
98.1384°
RAAN
87.2287°
Arg. of periapsis
339.6211°
True anomaly
20.50146°
Mean anomaly
20.4578°
Eccentric anomaly
20.47962°
Mean motion
3.76717 °/min
Orbital period
95.56 mins
BSTAR
0.00011991
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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 | 2026-10-19 09:46:40.694Z | 111.816° ESE | 2026-10-19 09:48:40.694Z | 69.827° E | 25.212° | 2026-10-19 09:51:40.694Z | 15.713° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2026-10-19 11:21:40.694Z | 230.967° WSW | 2026-10-19 11:23:40.694Z | 273.338° WNW | 21.65° | 2026-10-19 11:25:40.694Z | 308.873° NW |
| 6 mins | 2026-10-19 22:57:40.694Z | 37.87° NE | 2026-10-19 23:00:40.694Z | 117.285° SE | 37.363° | 2026-10-19 23:03:40.694Z | 167.432° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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