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COSMOS 2540

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Orbital data

Catalog facts

Name: COSMOS 2540
NORAD ID: 44517
Category: Active satellites
TLE epoch: Aug 18, 2026, 13:32 UTC
Object ID: 2019-057A
Object type: Payload
Owner: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
Launch site: Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Launch date: 2019-08-30
Operational status: Active
Orbit type: Orbit
Orbit center: Earth

Orbital parameters

Orbit profile

Inclination99.2078°

Eccentricity0.0016

Mean motion13.8596 rev/day

Orbital period103.9 min

Perigee931.3 km

Apogee954.4 km

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