COSMOS 2497 (RODNIK-S *)
Launch
Launched on May 23, 2014 from 133/3 (133L), Russia aboard a Rokot/Briz-KM.
Rokot / Briz-KM | 3x Strela-3M (Kosmos 2496, Kosmos 2497, Kosmos 2498) & Kosmos 2499 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 13:16 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Russia / Soviet Union (military)
Country
Russia
Manufacturer
—
Launched
May 23, 2014
Mass
—
Apogee
1,514 km
Perigee
1,483 km
Inclination
82.45°
Period
1.93 h
Part of the GLONASS constellation · this satellite is one of 758
Russian satellite navigation system. ~24 active sats in MEO at ~19,100 km.
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for COSMOS 2497 (RODNIK-S *) across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.0 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
1483 × 1514 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
Launched with
2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2014-028 (Rokot / Briz-KM | 3x Strela-3M (Kosmos 2496, Kosmos 2497, Kosmos 2498) & Kosmos 2499).
- COSMOS 2496 (RODNIK-S *) · 39761
- COSMOS 2498 (RODNIK-S *) · 39763
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