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COSMOS 2515
Russian Military Satellite (Undisclosed) · Russian Ministry of Defence
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Cosmos 2515, part of Russia's military satellite program, launched into a near-polar orbit whose specific mission Russia has never publicly detailed.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 329–349 mi (530–562 km)
- Inclination
- 98.0°
- One orbit
- 95.4 minutes15.1 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 41394
- Int’l designator
- 2016-020A
- Launched
- 2016
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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