Geostationary
COSMOS 2533
Military (Classified) · Russian Ministry of Defence
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A classified Russian military satellite in geostationary orbit. The Cosmos numbering system has been used since 1962 to obscure the missions of Russian military spacecraft — a tradition spanning the entire Space Age. COSMOS 2533 is monitored by amateur satellite trackers who share orbital data, providing transparency about the object's existence and position even when its mission remains officially secret.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,241–22,242 mi (35,793–35,795 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 43867
- Int’l designator
- 2018-107A
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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