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COSMOS 2486
Russian Military Satellite (Undisclosed) · Russian Ministry of Defence
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Cosmos 2486, a Russian military satellite launched in 2013 whose specific function has never been officially disclosed, consistent with the generic Cosmos naming convention Russia has applied to military missions since 1962.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 436–446 mi (701–718 km)
- Inclination
- 98.0°
- One orbit
- 98.8 minutes14.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 39177
- Int’l designator
- 2013-028A
- Launched
- 2013
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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