COSMOS 2518

Track COSMOS 2518 now!
COSMOS 2518 is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 42719

Int'l Code: 2017-027A

Perigee: 985.4 km

Apogee: 39,307.4 km

Inclination: 63.3 °

Period: 716.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 26517 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: May 25, 2017
Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Launch site: PLESETSK MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (PKMTR)

COSMOS 2518 is a Russias military satellite, joining a network of orbiting early warning stations detecting and tracking missile launches around the world, providing the Russian government notice of potential attack. The Russian military named the satellite Kosmos 2518, consistent with the official nomenclature for Russia's defense-related spacecraft. The type of launcher, time of liftoff and trajectory of the rocket indicated it carried a EKS-type missile warning satellite. EKS is a Russian acronym that translates to integrated space system. The EKS, or Tundra, satellites replace Russia's Oko early warning system, which had its last satellite launch in 2012.

1 42719U 17027A   24336.97042558 -.00001053  00000-0 -55721-2 0  9991
2 42719  63.2520 322.2554 7225828 271.3597  14.6285  2.01050999 55117

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC