Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1779 (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 1779 (GLONASS).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1779 (GLONASS)
International designator: 1986-071B
Object number (NORAD): 16962
Object ID (CCSDS): 16962
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 675.73 minutes
Inclination: 64.7612 deg
SMA: 25507.954 km
Apoapsis: 19162.641 km
Periapsis: 19096.997 km
RAAN: 80.499 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00128673
Argument of periapsis: 44.0979 deg
Mean anomaly: 314.1122 deg
Mean motion: 2.13102886 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000001 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 25, 2025, 3:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 6:22 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1779 (GLONASS)
TLE line 1: 1 16962U 86071B 25297.26572538 .00000010 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 16962 64.7612 80.4990 0012867 44.0979 314.1122 2.13102886304214
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1779 (GLONASS).
In-orbit conjunctions
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GLONASS navigation satellites
COSMOS 1779 (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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