Satellite · NORAD 44552 · COSPAR 2019-065A
COSMOS 2541 (EKS 3)
- Operator Russian Ministry of Defence
- Constellation Kosmos (Russian military / government)
- Country Russia
Altitude now
21,397.2km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.70km/s
Inclination
62.71°
Period
12.0 h
717.9 min
Perigee
2,897km
Apogee
37,465km
orbit agingOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 00:21 UTC (21.4 h old)· Metadata updated 9 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
- 36.140° N
- Longitude
- 9.989° W
- Altitude
- 21397.2 km
- Velocity
- 3.701 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 00:21 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Military
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- 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
- 26 Sept 2019
- COSPAR launch id
- 2019-065
- Launch site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Objects from the same launch · 1
- FREGAT R/B44553Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → CIS | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → HEO | 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 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 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
- 44552
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2019-065A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX0V594GM8XW5ZB1SF7
- Canonical slug
- cosmos-2541-eks-3-44552
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.