Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2517 (GEO-IK) at a glance.
Uptime
3320
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2517 (GEO-IK).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 2517 (GEO-IK)
International designator: 2016-034A
Object number (NORAD): 41579
Object ID (CCSDS): 41579
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.903 minutes
Inclination: 99.1929 deg
SMA: 7321.142 km
Apoapsis: 943.952 km
Periapsis: 942.062 km
RAAN: 198.0824 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001291
Argument of periapsis: 97.7363 deg
Mean anomaly: 262.394 deg
Mean motion: 13.85908384 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000009 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00004596 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:36 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 8:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2517 (GEO-IK)
TLE line 1: 1 41579U 16034A 25187.84103162 .00000009 00000-0 45960-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 41579 99.1929 198.0824 0001291 97.7363 262.3940 13.85908384459796
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2517 (GEO-IK).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Geo-IK-2 will conduct high precision geodesic measurements to improve our understanding and models of the earth. Using GLONASS for accurate positioning data, the 1400kg satellite will operate in a 1000km polar orbit.
COSMOS 2517 (GEO-IK) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Rokot/Briz-KM | Geo-IK-2 No.12L (Kosmos 2517)’, on board a Rokot/Briz-KM space rocket.
The launch took place on June 4, 2016, 2 p.m. from 133/3 (133L).
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Rokot/Briz-KM | Geo-IK-2 No.12L (Kosmos 2517)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 4, 2016, 2 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Rokot/Briz-KM
Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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