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COSMOS 2518 (EKS 2)
Russian Military Satellite (Undisclosed) · Russian Ministry of Defence
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Cosmos 2518, a Russian military satellite whose undisclosed function continues the country's long pattern of shielding operational military space capabilities behind generic numbered designations.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Highly Ellipticalswings far out, then dives back close to Earth
- Altitude
- 1,121–23,949 mi (1,804–38,542 km)
- Inclination
- 63.0°
- One orbit
- 12.0 hours2.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 42719
- Int’l designator
- 2017-027A
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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