Satellite · NORAD 20026 · COSPAR 1989-039C
COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2)
- Operator Russian Ministry of Defence
- Constellation Kosmos (Russian military / government)
- Country Russia
Altitude now
19,165.9km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.95km/s
Inclination
64.88°
Period
11.3 h
675.4 min
Perigee
19,068km
Apogee
19,175km
orbit agingOrbit updated 29 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 07:52 UTC (13.9 h old)· Metadata updated 29 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 63.972° N
- Longitude
- 63.501° E
- Altitude
- 19165.9 km
- Velocity
- 3.949 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 07:52 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Military
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- 1.0 m²
- Constellation membership derived
- Kosmos (Russian military / government) via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Russian Ministry of Defence
- SATCAT owner code
- CIS · Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
- Country
- Russia RU
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 31 May 1989
- COSPAR launch id
- 1989-039
- Launch site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- SL-12 DEB20044DebrisInactive
- SL-12 DEB29303DebrisDecayed
- SL-12 DEB29304DebrisDecayed
- SL-12 DEB29305DebrisDecayed
- SL-12 DEB29306DebrisDecayed
- SL-12 DEB29307DebrisDecayed
- SL-12 DEB29308DebrisDecayed
- SL-12 DEB29309DebrisDecayed
- SL-12 DEB29310DebrisDecayed
- SL-12 DEB29311DebrisInactive
- SL-12 DEB29312DebrisInactive
- SL-12 DEB29313DebrisDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → CIS | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → MEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 27 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 29 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 20026
- COSPAR / international designator
- 1989-039C
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWS09G5GTPVRR2KEN1Z
- Canonical slug
- cosmos-2024-etalon-2-20026
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Military) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.