LARETS

MilitaryLEOSSOPolarRussia
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LARETS is a military satellite, as listed in Jonathan McDowell's GCAT catalogue, with ownership listed as Russia in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in low Earth orbit, around 679 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 98 minutes at an inclination of 98.4°. It was launched in 2003. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID
27944
COSPAR ID
2003-042F
Type
Military
Orbit
LEO
Perigee (lowest)
679 km
Apogee (highest)
697 km
Inclination
98.43°
Orbital period
98 min
Launch year
2003
Owner (CelesTrak)
Russia

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

Who operates it

RussiaLIVEMission ended 27 Sep 2003
Calibration target

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for calibration and records its mission as ended on 27 Sep 2003 (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 LEO orbit

Low Earth Orbit. Up to 2,000 km altitude. Where most satellites live including the ISS (~420 km), Starlink (~550 km), and Earth observation. Orbital period roughly 90 minutes.

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