Geostationary
COSMOS 2513
Military Communications (Classified) · Russian Ministry of Defence
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A classified Russian military satellite in geostationary orbit, operating under the anonymous Cosmos designation Russia uses for defense space assets. Based on orbital position, independent analysts assess COSMOS 2513 as a Russian Meridian or Raduga-class military communications satellite. Russia's military GEO communications satellites support strategic nuclear forces, naval communications, and military command networks across Russia's vast territory.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,235–22,246 mi (35,784–35,801 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 41121
- Int’l designator
- 2015-075A
- Launched
- 2015
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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