COSMOS 618

6986
Spacetrack Directory Number
1973-12-19
Orbit launches


Satellite information COSMOS 618

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 618
Orbit launches 1973-12-19
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia)
Perigee 1443 km
Apogee 1487 km

Additional information COSMOS 618

COSMOS 618, 6986 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS RVSN (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 19 Dec 1973 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite COSMOS 618 Date of exalting 19.12.1973y.


Update time: 2026-04-19 07:20:25
COSMOS 618 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1973-12-19