Satellite · NORAD 32954 · COSPAR 2008-025B
COSMOS 2437
- Operator Russian Ministry of Defence
- Constellation Kosmos (Russian military / government)
- Country Russia
Altitude now
1,502.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.12km/s
Inclination
82.50°
Period
115.9 min
115.9 min
Perigee
1,478km
Apogee
1,512km
orbit freshOrbit updated 14 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:42 UTC (7.1 h old)· Metadata updated 14 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
- 39.723° N
- Longitude
- 8.523° W
- Altitude
- 1502.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.116 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:42 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Military
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- 0.9 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
- 23 May 2008
- COSPAR launch id
- 2008-025
- Launch site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Objects from the same launch · 4
- YUBILEINY (RS30)32953PayloadActive
- COSMOS 243832955PayloadActive
- COSMOS 243932956PayloadActive
- BREEZE-M R/B32957Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → CIS | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | 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 12 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 14 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
- 32954
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2008-025B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWVN8HVCRKVKG2Q7P2D
- Canonical slug
- cosmos-2437-32954
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.