COSMOS 2594

NORAD 65270· COSPAR 2025-182D· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· SSO

Launch

Launched on Aug 21, 2025 from 35/1, Russia aboard a Angara 1.2.

Angara 1.2 | Kosmos 2591-2594 →

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Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-07 17:03 UTC

Orbit class

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

Operator

Russia / Soviet Union (military)

Country

Russia

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Aug 21, 2025

Mass

—

Apogee

293 km

Perigee

284 km

Inclination

96.58°

Period

1.50 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 2594 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

+0.1 km

Rate

+0.01 km/day

Now

284 × 293 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

3 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2025-182 (Angara 1.2 | Kosmos 2591-2594).

COSMOS 2591 · 65267
COSMOS 2592 · 65268
COSMOS 2593 · 65269

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