Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2518 at a glance.
Uptime
2970
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.0
Per day
Orbit
HEO
HEO
Inclination
63.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2518.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 2518
International designator: 2017-027A
Object number (NORAD): 42719
Object ID (CCSDS): 42719
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 717.505 minutes
Inclination: 63.0771 deg
SMA: 26548.715 km
Apoapsis: 39153.668 km
Periapsis: 1187.492 km
RAAN: 292.1499 deg
Eccentricy: 0.7150285
Argument of periapsis: 272.5082 deg
Mean anomaly: 15.0476 deg
Mean motion: 2.00695439 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000058 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.006159 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 5:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 1:56 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2518
TLE line 1: 1 42719U 17027A 25189.08121932 .00000058 00000-0 61590-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 42719 63.0771 292.1499 7150285 272.5082 15.0476 2.00695439 59497
Live tracking on map
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In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The Tundra or EKS (meaning Unified Space System) series of satellites is the next generation of Russian early warning satellites.
COSMOS 2518 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | EKS-2 (Tundra 2) (Kosmos 2518)’, on board a Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat space rocket.
The launch took place on May 25, 2017, 6:33 a.m. from 43/4 (43R).
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Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | EKS-2 (Tundra 2) (Kosmos 2518)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 25, 2017, 6:33 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat
Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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