Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS) at a glance.
Uptime
15227
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.1
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
International designator: 1983-127B
Object number (NORAD): 14591
Object ID (CCSDS): 14591
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 675.73 minutes
Inclination: 66.5265 deg
SMA: 25507.961 km
Apoapsis: 19189.846 km
Periapsis: 19069.806 km
RAAN: 338.3432 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00235299
Argument of periapsis: 173.2124 deg
Mean anomaly: 156.1112 deg
Mean motion: 2.13102794 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.0000006 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 1:40 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
TLE line 1: 1 14591U 83127B 25247.57010207 -.00000060 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 14591 66.5265 338.3432 0023530 173.2124 156.1112 2.13102794264863
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS).
Associated space launch
GLONASS navigation satellites
COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton | Uragan 4 & 5’, on board a Proton space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 29, 1983, 12:52 a.m. from 200/40.
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Proton | Uragan 4 & 5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 29, 1983, 12:52 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton
Launch pad: 200/40
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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