COSMOS 1779 (GLONASS)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

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

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Associated space launch

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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Launch to space Proton | Uragan 14 to 16
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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