COSMOS 2572

NORAD 58435· COSPAR 2023-182A· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· SSO

Launch

Launched on Nov 25, 2023 from 43/4 (43R), Russia aboard a Soyuz 2.1b.

Soyuz 2.1b | Kosmos 2572 (Razdan No. 1?) →

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Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-19 04:54 UTC

Orbit class

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

Operator

Russia / Soviet Union (military)

Country

Russia

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Nov 25, 2023

Mass

—

Apogee

135 km

Perigee

123 km

Inclination

96.65°

Period

86.9 min

Part of the GLONASS constellation · this satellite is one of 761

Russian satellite navigation system. ~24 active sats in MEO at ~19,100 km.

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Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for COSMOS 2572 across 55 days of archived orbital elements (56 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Decaying

Change

-171.1 km

Rate

-3.12 km/day

Now

123 × 135 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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