▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.4994°
Eccentricity	0.0067161
Period	96.3 min
Apogee	628 km
Perigee	534 km
Mean motion	14.95492592 rev/day
RAAN	200.4502°
Arg of perigee	160.9949°
Mean anomaly	199.3802°
B*	1.4739e-4
Rev at epoch	47,195

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 42986U 17037E 26188.20755272 .00001648 00000-0 14739-3 0 9998

2 42986 97.4994 200.4502 0067161 160.9949 199.3802 14.95492592471953

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "COSMOS 2523",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-037E",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:58:52.555+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.95492592,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0067161,
  "INCLINATION": 97.4994,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 200.4502,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 160.9949,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 199.3802,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 42986,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 47195,
  "BSTAR": 0.00014739,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00001648,
  "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 2523
Operator	Aerospace Defence ForcesHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	Russia
Launch date	Jun 23, 2017HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	47HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/42986

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