Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS) at a glance.
Uptime
15083
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 1556 (GLONASS).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
International designator: 1984-047C
Object number (NORAD): 14979
Object ID (CCSDS): 14979
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 676.334 minutes
Inclination: 66.531 deg
SMA: 25523.164 km
Apoapsis: 19170.937 km
Periapsis: 19119.122 km
RAAN: 339.2299 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00101506
Argument of periapsis: 196.6337 deg
Mean anomaly: 133.7644 deg
Mean motion: 2.12912417 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000082 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 2:57 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
TLE line 1: 1 14979U 84047C 25242.62357119 -.00000082 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 14979 66.5310 339.2299 0010151 196.6337 133.7644 2.12912417320904
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS).
Associated space launch
GLONASS navigation satellites
COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton | Uragan 6 & 7’, on board a Proton space rocket.
The launch took place on May 19, 1984, 3:10 p.m. from 200/40.
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Proton | Uragan 6 & 7
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 19, 1984, 3:10 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton
Launch pad: 200/40
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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