Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1779 (GLONASS) at a glance.
Uptime
14177
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 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: 64.6984 deg
SMA: 25507.951 km
Apoapsis: 19163.055 km
Periapsis: 19096.576 km
RAAN: 84.1947 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0013031
Argument of periapsis: 40.2519 deg
Mean anomaly: 151.3438 deg
Mean motion: 2.13102926 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000026 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 2:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1779 (GLONASS)
TLE line 1: 1 16962U 86071B 25189.58840402 -.00000026 00000-0 00000+0 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 16962 64.6984 84.1947 0013031 40.2519 151.3438 2.13102926302034
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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