COSMOS 2618, 68829
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2618, 68829 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 spacecraft
Bus & Motor
OO-MKA, Unknown motor
Mass
520 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2618
1 68829U 26090D 26155.04151701 .00043724 00000-0 20550-3 0 9993
2 68829 96.6466 73.2457 0018076 93.1066 267.2274 15.82794554 6597Epoch: 2026-06-04T00:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-04T00:59:47.069Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
165.8081°
Altitude
326.346 km
Speed
7.712 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 52m 58s
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
05:20:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
331.499 km
Perigee altitude
307.286 km
Semi-major axis
6,697.53 km
Eccentricity
0.00181
Inclination
96.6466°
RAAN
73.2457°
Arg. of periapsis
93.1066°
True anomaly
267.02053°
Mean anomaly
267.2274°
Eccentric anomaly
267.12396°
Mean motion
3.95978 °/min
Orbital period
90.91 mins
BSTAR
0.0002055
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Other satellites on launch #90 in the year 2026 (2026-04-23 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 2618 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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