Satellite · NORAD 68829 · COSPAR 2026-090D
COSMOS 2618
- Operator Russian Ministry of Defence
- Constellation Kosmos (Russian military / government)
- Country Russia
Altitude now
316.5km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.73km/s
Inclination
96.64°
Period
90.8 min
90.8 min
Perigee
303km
Apogee
323km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:12 UTC (9.6 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.
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- Latitude
- 53.659° N
- Longitude
- 41.085° E
- Altitude
- 316.5 km
- Velocity
- 7.727 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:12 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
- 23 Apr 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-090
- Launch site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Objects from the same launch · 3
- COSMOS 261568826PayloadActive
- COSMOS 261668827PayloadActive
- COSMOS 261768828PayloadActive
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 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 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
- 68829
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-090D
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZPPAFYQWH7PTXCJ6Q0
- Canonical slug
- cosmos-2618-68829
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.