Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2540 at a glance.
Uptime
2299
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 2540.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 2540
International designator: 2019-057A
Object number (NORAD): 44517
Object ID (CCSDS): 44517
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.903 minutes
Inclination: 99.212 deg
SMA: 7321.138 km
Apoapsis: 953.976 km
Periapsis: 932.03 km
RAAN: 357.9763 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00149879
Argument of periapsis: 308.7906 deg
Mean anomaly: 51.191 deg
Mean motion: 13.85909412 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000081 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010846489 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 6:24 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 14, 2025, 7:20 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2540
TLE line 1: 1 44517U 19057A 25348.30567623 .00000081 00000-0 10846-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 44517 99.2120 357.9763 0014988 308.7906 51.1910 13.85909412318268
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2540.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for COSMOS 2540, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Geo-IK-2 is a Russian geodesy mission to deliver precise three-dimensional maps of the Earth’s surface and gravitational data for use in scientific studies and military applications. Using GLONASS for accurate positioning data, the 1400kg satellite will operate in a 1000km polar orbit.
COSMOS 2540 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Rokot / Briz-KM | Geo-IK-2 N13L (Kosmos 2540)’, on board a Rokot/Briz-KM space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 30, 2019, 2 p.m. from 133/3 (133L).
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Rokot / Briz-KM | Geo-IK-2 N13L (Kosmos 2540)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 30, 2019, 2 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Rokot/Briz-KM
Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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