Launch Date
November 25, 2025
Launch Site
PKMTR
Launch Pad
LC35/1
Launch Vehicle
Angara-1.2
NORAD ID
66648
International Designator
2025-273B
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:28:03 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
82.51°
Right Ascension
150.28°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
110.64°
Period
115.86 min
Mean Motion
12.43 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
COSMOS 2598
Alternative Name
N/A
Type
Status
Owner
VVKOV
Country
USSR/Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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1 66648U 25273B 26200.81115617 .00000029 00000+0 13401-3 0 9991
2 66648 82.5052 150.2798 0012113 110.6395 249.5984 12.42880767 29354
Source: Celestrak
Apologies, there is no summary for this satellite yet. I am working to generate these for every object in the catalog, but it is going to take time.
Length
1.6
Diameter
0.8
Span
7.0
Dry Mass
280
Launch Mass
280
Shape
Cyl + Ant
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Rodnik No. 33
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
RESH
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Strela-3M
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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