▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	HEO
Inclination	63.0332°
Eccentricity	0.6962736
Period	717.2 min
Apogee	38,641 km
Perigee	1,683 km
Mean motion	2.00794625 rev/day
RAAN	246.0245°
Arg of perigee	273.7398°
Mean anomaly	16.0306°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	6,680

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 42719U 17027A 26188.01353840 -.00000603 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999

2 42719 63.0332 246.0245 6962736 273.7398 16.0306 2.00794625 66804

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "COSMOS 2518",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-027A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T00:19:29.718+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 2.00794625,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.6962736,
  "INCLINATION": 63.0332,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 246.0245,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 273.7398,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 16.0306,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 42719,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 6680,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00000603,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	COSMOS 2518
Operator	Aerospace Defence ForcesHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog⚠ sources disagree Russian Aerospace Defence ForcesMEDIUMvia Wikidata
Country	RussiaMEDIUMvia Wikidata
Launch date	May 25, 2017HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	2550HIGH

▸Data quality

Score90 / 100

Claims9

Sources2

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org
WikidataCC0 1.0query.wikidata.org

▸Actions

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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.