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COSMOS 2558

NORAD 53323· COSPAR 2022-089A· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· SSO
Launch
Launched on Aug 1, 2022 from 43/4 (43R), Russia aboard a Soyuz 2.1v Volga.
Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Kosmos 2558
GLONASS satellite (representative)
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Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 19:30 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Russia / Soviet Union (military)
Country
Russia
Manufacturer
Launched
Aug 1, 2022
Mass
Apogee
235 km
Perigee
221 km
Inclination
97.21°
Period
88.9 min
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 2558 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-53.1 km
Rate
-3.83 km/day
Now
221 × 235 km
253285221Aug 26Sep 9
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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