COSMOS 2583

MilitaryLEOPolarRussia

COSMOS 2583 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 582 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 96 minutes at an inclination of 82.0°. It was launched in 2025. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 62904
COSPAR ID: 2025-026C
Type: Military
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 582 km
Apogee (highest): 596 km
Inclination: 81.99°
Orbital period: 96 min
Launch year: 2025
Owner (CelesTrak): Russia

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

Who operates it

RussiaLIVEActive

Optical imaging

Official description

“... combat crews of the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces launched a light-class Soyuz-2.1v carrier rocket with spacecraft in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defence.”

Russian Ministry of Defence, Telegram, 5 Feb 2025

azmth's translation · Show original

«...боевыми расчетами космических войск Воздушно-космических сил осуществлен пуск ракеты-носителя легкого класса «Союз-2.1в» с космическими аппаратами в интересах Минобороны России.»

It names no satellite or purpose.

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for optical imaging and records it as active (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.