COSMOS 2515

MilitaryLEOSSOPolarRussia

COSMOS 2515 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 533 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 95 minutes at an inclination of 98.0°. It was launched in 2016. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 41394
COSPAR ID: 2016-020A
Type: Military
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 533 km
Apogee (highest): 564 km
Inclination: 97.97°
Orbital period: 95 min
Launch year: 2016
Owner (CelesTrak): Russia

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

Who operates it

RussiaLIVEMission ended about 2017

Optical imaging

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for optical imaging and records its mission as ended in about 2017 (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.