Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2506 at a glance.
Uptime
3725
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2506.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 2506
International designator: 2015-029A
Object number (NORAD): 40699
Object ID (CCSDS): 40699
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.021 minutes
Inclination: 98.0915 deg
SMA: 7089.994 km
Apoapsis: 716.524 km
Periapsis: 707.195 km
RAAN: 292.0375 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00065791
Argument of periapsis: 335.9974 deg
Mean anomaly: 24.0916 deg
Mean motion: 14.54232848 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000372 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000098055587 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 11:49 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2506
TLE line 1: 1 40699U 15029A 25245.99288845 .00000372 00000-0 98056-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 40699 98.0915 292.0375 0006579 335.9974 24.0916 14.54232848541145
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2506.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
A military reconnaissance satellite will be launched on Tuesday by a Soyuz-2.1b although Russian Defence Ministry has not yet officially confirmed the information. Source: http://tass.ru/en/non-political/802905
COSMOS 2506 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz | Persona (Kosmos 2506)’, on board a Soyuz 2.1b space rocket.
The launch took place on June 23, 2015, 4:44 p.m. from 43/4 (43R).
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Soyuz | Persona (Kosmos 2506)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 23, 2015, 4:44 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Soyuz 2.1b
Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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