Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1778 (GLONASS) at a glance.
Uptime
14285
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.1
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
64.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1778 (GLONASS).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1778 (GLONASS)
International designator: 1986-071A
Object number (NORAD): 16961
Object ID (CCSDS): 16961
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 675.731 minutes
Inclination: 64.7596 deg
SMA: 25507.99 km
Apoapsis: 19141.347 km
Periapsis: 19118.363 km
RAAN: 80.3882 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00045052
Argument of periapsis: 210.2735 deg
Mean anomaly: 223.8765 deg
Mean motion: 2.13102434 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000002 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 26, 2025, 2:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 25, 2025, 8:52 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1778 (GLONASS)
TLE line 1: 1 16961U 86071A 25298.36948755 .00000020 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 16961 64.7596 80.3882 0004505 210.2735 223.8765 2.13102434304375
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1778 (GLONASS).
Associated space launch
GLONASS navigation satellites
COSMOS 1778 (GLONASS) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton | Uragan 14 to 16’, on board a Proton space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 16, 1986, 11:38 a.m. from 200/40.
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Proton | Uragan 14 to 16
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 16, 1986, 11:38 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton
Launch pad: 200/40
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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