COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2)

COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2) is a satellite operated by Russia, currently in medium Earth orbit near 19,076 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

Satellite

Orbit

MEO

Perigee (lowest)

19,076 km

Apogee (highest)

19,181 km

Inclination

64.94°

Orbital period

675 min

Launch year

1989

Operator

Russia

Orbital data from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours. Element epoch: 2026-06-05.

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.

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