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COSMOS 2517 (GEO-IK 2)
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Orbital data
Catalog facts
- Name
- COSMOS 2517 (GEO-IK 2)
- NORAD ID
- 41579
- Category
- Active satellites
- TLE epoch
- Aug 18, 2026, 14:10 UTC
- Object ID
- 2016-034A
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner
- Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
- Launch site
- Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
- Launch date
- 2016-06-04
- Operational status
- Active
- Orbit type
- Orbit
- Orbit center
- Earth
Orbital parameters
Orbit profile
Inclination99.1908°
Eccentricity0.0001
Mean motion13.8591 rev/day
Orbital period103.9 min
Perigee942.2 km
Apogee943.8 km
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