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COSMOS 618

retiredleo

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Identification

NORAD / COSPAR: 6986 / 1973-104B
Constellation: UNCLASSIFIED
Object type: PAYLOAD
Country / owner: Russia (CIS)
Operator: Various

Launch

Launch date: 19 Dec 1973
Launch site: N/A
Launch vehicle: N/A
Decay date: In orbit

Orbital parameters

Period: 115.21 min
Inclination: 74.03°
Apoapsis: 1487 km
Periapsis: 1443 km
Mean altitude: 1465 km
Semi-major axis: 7836 km
Eccentricity: 0.00279

Live state

Latitude: —
Longitude: —
Altitude: —
Velocity: —
Footprint area: —

TrackingLive tracker

TLE epoch: 10/23/2026, 5:36:22 PM
Source: Space-Track

1  6986U 73104B   26296.73359450  .00000008  00000-0  15480-3 0  9994
2  6986  74.0281 162.0621 0027904 283.9684 144.3305 12.49930221411293