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COSMOS 2494 (SKRL-756 2)
Russian Military Communications (Assessed Next-Gen) · Russian Ministry of Defence
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Cosmos 2494 (SKRL-756 2), the companion satellite to Cosmos 2493, part of the same assessed next-generation Russian military communications test program.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 338–351 mi (545–564 km)
- Inclination
- 82.4°
- One orbit
- 95.6 minutes15.1 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 39491
- Int’l designator
- 2013-078B
- Launched
- 2013
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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