COSMOS 2617, 68828
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2617, 68828 is a payload satellite owned by MO RF (CIS) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 UTC via an ANGARA-1.2 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
VNIIEMI?
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
OO-MKA, Unknown motor
Mass
520 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
3.727 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2617
1 68828U 26090C 26206.22545766 .00027743 00000-0 12050-3 0 9996
2 68828 96.6404 122.8597 0011292 240.9689 119.0452 15.84701577 14697Epoch: 2026-07-25T05:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-25T05:24:39.541Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
98.75416°
Altitude
324.042 km
Speed
7.712 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 11m 26s
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
18:17:33
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
321.57 km
Perigee altitude
306.457 km
Semi-major axis
6,692.15 km
Eccentricity
0.00113
Inclination
96.6404°
RAAN
122.8597°
Arg. of periapsis
240.9689°
True anomaly
119.15825°
Mean anomaly
119.0452°
Eccentric anomaly
119.10173°
Mean motion
3.96456 °/min
Orbital period
90.8 mins
BSTAR
0.0001205
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Other satellites on launch #90 in the year 2026 (2026-04-23 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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| 4 mins | 2026-07-26 07:43:22.676Z | 348.093° N | 2026-07-26 07:45:22.676Z | 293.271° NW | 26.679° | 2026-07-26 07:47:22.676Z | 225.843° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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