Cosmos 2518

Also called EKS 2

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General

Designation	42719 / 17027A
Launch date	25 May 2017
Country of origin	CIS
Mission	Military: Early Warning?
Perigee/Apogee	1630 / 38550 km
Inclination	63.4°
Period	714.3 min
Launch vehicle	Soyuz 2 #39

Might be a new program named EKS (Unified Space System) to replace OKO.

The Tundra satellites are believed to also carry a secure emergency communications payload to be used in case of a nuclear war.


sat-index articles

n2yo.com tracking

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