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COSMOS 2518 (EKS 2)
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Orbital data
Catalog facts
- Name
- COSMOS 2518 (EKS 2)
- NORAD ID
- 42719
- Category
- Active satellites
- TLE epoch
- Aug 17, 2026, 20:27 UTC
- Object ID
- 2017-027A
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner
- Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
- Launch site
- Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
- Launch date
- 2017-05-25
- Operational status
- Active
- Orbit type
- Orbit
- Orbit center
- Earth
Orbital parameters
Orbit profile
Inclination63.0219°
Eccentricity0.694
Mean motion2.0075 rev/day
Orbital period717.3 min
Perigee1744.3 km
Apogee38587.2 km
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