COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2)

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Track COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2) live

COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2) is a military satellite, as listed in Jonathan McDowell's GCAT catalogue, with ownership listed as Russia in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in medium Earth orbit near 19,075 km. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 675 minutes at an inclination of 64.9°. It was launched in 1989. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 20026
COSPAR ID: 1989-039C
Type: Military
Orbit: MEO
Perigee (lowest): 19,075 km
Apogee (highest): 19,182 km
Inclination: 64.86°
Orbital period: 675 min
Launch year: 1989
Owner (CelesTrak): Russia

Orbital data updated: 2026-10-18 · from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours.

Who operates it

Soviet UnionLIVEMission ended 31 May 1989

Measuring Earth

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for measuring Earth and records its mission as ended on 31 May 1989 (17 Oct 2026).

Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 17 Oct 2026.

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About MEO orbit

Medium Earth Orbit. Between 2,000 and 35,786 km. Home to navigation constellations like GPS (~20,200 km), Galileo, and BeiDou. Orbital period 2 to 24 hours.