COSMOS 2579

NORAD 61730· COSPAR 2024-197A· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· SSO

Launch

Launched on Oct 31, 2024 from 43/4 (43R), Russia aboard a Soyuz 2.1a.

Soyuz 2.1a | Kosmos 2579 (Bars-M No. 6) →

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Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:15 UTC

Orbit class

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

Operator

Russia / Soviet Union (military)

Country

Russia

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Oct 31, 2024

Mass

—

Apogee

496 km

Perigee

492 km

Inclination

97.56°

Period

1.57 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 2579 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.2 km

Rate

-0.02 km/day

Now

492 × 496 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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