▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	96.6434°
Eccentricity	0.0011892
Period	90.9 min
Apogee	326 km
Perigee	310 km
Mean motion	15.84523479 rev/day
RAAN	105.2894°
Arg of perigee	335.3779°
Mean anomaly	24.6923°
B*	1.3274e-4
Rev at epoch	1,182

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68829U 26090D 26188.08630174 .00030340 00000-0 13274-3 0 9994

2 68829 96.6434 105.2894 0011892 335.3779 24.6923 15.84523479 11820

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "COSMOS 2618",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-090D",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:04:16.47+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.84523479,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0011892,
  "INCLINATION": 96.6434,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 105.2894,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 335.3779,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 24.6923,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68829,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 1182,
  "BSTAR": 0.00013274,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.0003034,
  "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 2618
Operator	Russian Ministry of DefenseHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	Russia
Launch date	Apr 23, 2026HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	520HIGHvia 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

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