COSMOS 2352

COSMOS 2352 is an active satellite operated by Russia (CIS), launched on 1998-06-15 from PKMTR. With over 28 years in orbit, it has far exceeded many satellites’ design lifetimes. It orbits in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at altitudes between 1,312 km and 1,872 km with an inclination of 82.6°. It travels at approximately 25,470 km/h (7.08 km/s), completing one full orbit every 118 minutes — that’s roughly 12.20 orbits per day. At its current altitude, the estimated orbital lifetime before atmospheric re-entry is thousands of years. Orbital Radar tracks COSMOS 2352 in real time using the latest two-line element set (TLE) data, providing live position, altitude, speed and orbital path updated continuously.

COSMOS 2352 orbits at an average altitude of 1,592 km in the uppermost reaches of Low Earth Orbit. At this altitude, orbital decay is effectively zero without active deorbiting, and coverage footprints are significantly larger than lower LEO, though at the cost of higher latency. Within ±50 km of COSMOS 2352’s average altitude, there are currently 34 active payloads and 210 tracked debris or rocket body fragments. This is a relatively sparse altitude band, containing less than 1% of all active satellites. With an inclination of 82.6°, COSMOS 2352 passes over latitudes between 82.6°N and 82.6°S, providing near-global coverage including the polar regions. Polar and near-polar orbits are used for reconnaissance, weather monitoring and Earth-observation missions that need to image every part of the planet. Russia (CIS) operates approximately 1,286 active satellites in total, of which 19 share a similar altitude band with COSMOS 2352.