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Satellite · NORAD 61730 · COSPAR 2024-197A

COSMOS 2579

ActivePayloadLEOMilitary derived

Altitude now

491.7km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

7.62km/s

Inclination

97.56°

Period

94.4 min

94.4 min

Perigee

487km

Apogee

492km

orbit freshOrbit updated 10 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:40 UTC (7.0 h old)· Metadata updated 10 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.

Ground track of COSMOS 2579COSMOS 2579
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Latitude
11.563° N
Longitude
44.608° E
Altitude
491.7 km
Velocity
7.620 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:40 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

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • COSMOS 2579Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

SATCAT owner code
CIS · Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
Country
Russia RU

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
31 Oct 2024
COSPAR launch id
2024-197

Objects from the same launch · 1

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Owner CodeCISCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit ClassLEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources
  • CelesTrakcommunity

    Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).

    last sync 8 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 10 h ago

Field provenance

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All 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
61730
COSPAR / international designator
2024-197A
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SY451W5JJKWFQW43WFN
Canonical slug
cosmos-2579-61730

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.