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Satellite · NORAD 67678 · COSPAR 2026-023E

COSMOS 2604

ActivePayloadLEOMilitary derived

Altitude now

512.1km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

7.60km/s

Inclination

96.61°

Period

94.3 min

94.3 min

Perigee

473km

Apogee

497km

orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:09 UTC (7.7 h old)· Metadata updated 8 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 2604COSMOS 2604
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Latitude
46.325° S
Longitude
4.804° W
Altitude
512.1 km
Velocity
7.601 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:09 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 2604Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

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

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
05 Feb 2026
COSPAR launch id
2026-023

Objects from the same launch · 8

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 6 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 8 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
67678
COSPAR / international designator
2026-023E
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SYZCHZETQB6KNZ8BWPA
Canonical slug
cosmos-2604-67678

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.