Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2517 (GEO-IK) at a glance.
Uptime
3423
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: 99.195 deg
SMA: 7321.151 km
Apoapsis: 943.649 km
Periapsis: 942.382 km
RAAN: 299.3484 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00008656
Argument of periapsis: 100.4862 deg
Mean anomaly: 259.6392 deg
Mean motion: 13.85905889 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000062 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000092350574 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 12:08 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2517 (GEO-IK)
TLE line 1: 1 41579U 16034A 25291.00581470 .00000062 00000-0 92351-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 41579 99.1950 299.3484 0000866 100.4862 259.6392 13.85905889474086
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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