COSMOS 718

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 718 at a glance.

Uptime

18334

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.5

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 718.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 718

International designator: 1975-016H

Object number (NORAD): 7685

Object ID (CCSDS): 7685

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 115.072 minutes

Inclination: 74.0067 deg

SMA: 7836.836 km

Apoapsis: 1489.412 km

Periapsis: 1427.99 km

RAAN: 37.575 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0039188

Argument of periapsis: 272.7172 deg

Mean anomaly: 157.4162 deg

Mean motion: 12.51386854 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000025 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.00005815 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 10, 2025, 2:32 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 9, 2025, 7:59 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 718

TLE line 1: 1 07685U 75016H 25129.83312729 -.00000025 00000-0 -58150-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 07685 74.0067 37.5750 0039188 272.7172 157.4162 12.51386854292930

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 718.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 718.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
ATLAS H R/B LEO 2025-04-19 01:54:17 0.0001066698 156.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2024-09-01 20:51:44 0.001570094 60.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellites

COSMOS 718 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 81-88’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 28, 1975, 2:01 p.m. from 132/2.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 81-88
Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 81-88

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 28, 1975, 2:01 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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