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COSMOS 2523
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Orbital data
Catalog facts
- Name
- COSMOS 2523
- NORAD ID
- 42986
- Category
- Active satellites
- TLE epoch
- Aug 18, 2026, 15:02 UTC
- Object ID
- 2017-037E
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner
- Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
- Launch site
- Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
- Launch date
- 2017-06-23
- Operational status
- Active
- Orbit type
- Orbit
- Orbit center
- Earth
Orbital parameters
Orbit profile
Inclination97.4996°
Eccentricity0.0067
Mean motion14.956 rev/day
Orbital period96.3 min
Perigee533.7 km
Apogee627.4 km
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