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
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2609
1 68754U 26083B 26155.29772523 .00003334 00000-0 22502-3 0 9992
2 68754 98.1209 303.4822 0012334 112.6311 247.6221 15.07320220 7284Epoch: 2026-06-04T07:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-04T07:08:43.459Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-56.44288°
Altitude
550.705 km
Speed
7.585 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 13m 55s
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
05:02:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
549.942 km
Perigee altitude
532.873 km
Semi-major axis
6,919.544 km
Eccentricity
0.00123
Inclination
98.1209°
RAAN
303.4822°
Arg. of periapsis
112.6311°
True anomaly
247.49148°
Mean anomaly
247.6221°
Eccentric anomaly
247.55678°
Mean motion
3.77074 °/min
Orbital period
95.47 mins
BSTAR
0.00022502
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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 2026 (2026-04-16 UTC)
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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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| 6 mins | 2026-06-04 22:03:24.820Z | 41.98° NE | 2026-06-04 22:06:24.820Z | 95.866° ESE | 22.441° | 2026-06-04 22:09:24.820Z | 150.454° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-04 23:39:24.820Z | 322.734° NNW | 2026-06-04 23:40:24.820Z | 302.368° NW | 20.065° | 2026-06-04 23:43:24.820Z | 245.089° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-05 10:22:24.820Z | 208.105° SW | 2026-06-05 10:24:24.820Z | 268.847° W | 31.911° | 2026-06-05 10:27:24.820Z | 328.247° NNW |
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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