COSMOS 2517 (GEO-IK 2)

NORAD 41579· COSPAR 2016-034A· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· SSO

Launch

Launched on Jun 4, 2016 from 133/3 (133L), Russia aboard a Rokot/Briz-KM.

Rokot/Briz-KM | Geo-IK-2 No.12L (Kosmos 2517) →

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Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:22 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

Russia / Soviet Union (military)

Country

Russia

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Jun 4, 2016

Mass

—

Apogee

948 km

Perigee

947 km

Inclination

99.19°

Period

1.73 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.

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Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for COSMOS 2517 (GEO-IK 2) 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

947 × 948 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.

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