Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1778 (GLONASS) at a glance.
Uptime
14234
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.1
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
64.7
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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: 64.7268 deg
SMA: 25507.982 km
Apoapsis: 19141.015 km
Periapsis: 19118.679 km
RAAN: 82.2348 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00043783
Argument of periapsis: 209.5894 deg
Mean anomaly: 330.6671 deg
Mean motion: 2.13102529 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000029 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 2, 2025, 3:25 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 1, 2025, 1:01 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1778 (GLONASS)
TLE line 1: 1 16961U 86071A 25244.54298236 .00000029 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 16961 64.7268 82.2348 0004378 209.5894 330.6671 2.13102529303225
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1778 (GLONASS).
In-orbit conjunctions
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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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