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COSMOS 2533 — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 43867)

Track COSMOS 2533 (NORAD catalog number 43867) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It has been on orbit since 2018, launched on the 107th orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2018-107A). As of this element set it had completed roughly 2,870 revolutions of Earth.

Moving at about 3.07 km/s, COSMOS 2533 sits in the geostationary belt roughly 35,786 km above the equator, where its 23.9-hour orbit matches Earth's rotation — seen from the ground it stays parked over the same longitude around the clock. The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0000). Its near-equatorial 0.0° inclination keeps it above the tropics at all times. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 105.8°.

Orbital elements

Orbit regimegeostationary/geosynchronous orbit (GEO)
Perigee × apogee altitude~35,792 km × 35,795 km
Inclination0.03°
Orbital period1436.1 min (1.00 rev/day)
Eccentricity0.00004
Element set epoch2026-10-20
COSPAR designation2018-107A
NORAD catalog number43867

This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-10-23. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.

About the Other Active Satellites group

COSMOS 2533 is one of 4,802 active satellites in WatchSat's general catalog — the broad population of Earth-observation, communications, science, amateur-radio and technology spacecraft outside the giant broadband constellations. Browse all other active satellites live in 3D.

Can you see COSMOS 2533 from the ground?

Not with the naked eye. At its altitude COSMOS 2533 is far beyond unaided visibility — following satellites this high takes a telescope and good timing. You can still track it precisely in the live 3D view above, or check the “When can I see it?” panel in the live view.

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