COSMOS 1885 (GLONASS)

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1885 (GLONASS) at a glance.

Uptime

13921

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 2.1

Per day

Orbit

MEO

Medium Earth Orbit

Inclination

65.7

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1885 (GLONASS).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1885 (GLONASS)

International designator: 1987-079C

Object number (NORAD): 18357

Object ID (CCSDS): 18357

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 675.731 minutes

Inclination: 65.7406 deg

SMA: 25507.99 km

Apoapsis: 19192.322 km

Periapsis: 19067.388 km

RAAN: 326.9073 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00244893

Argument of periapsis: 212.0775 deg

Mean anomaly: 321.8055 deg

Mean motion: 2.1310243 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000038 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 26, 2025, 2:54 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 25, 2025, 8:05 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1885 (GLONASS)

TLE line 1: 1 18357U 87079C 25298.33725138 -.00000038 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 18357 65.7406 326.9073 0024489 212.0775 321.8055 2.13102430280139

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1885 (GLONASS).

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1885 (GLONASS).

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
COSMOS 1780 (GLONASS)	MEO	2024-09-19 06:51:44	TBA	2061.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1780 (GLONASS)	MEO	2024-09-18 19:36:01	TBA	2473.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1780 (GLONASS)	MEO	2024-09-01 05:16:41	TBA	3046.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1780 (GLONASS)	MEO	2024-08-31 18:00:57	TBA	2757.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1780 (GLONASS)	MEO	2024-08-31 06:45:14	TBA	1969.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

GLONASS navigation satellites

COSMOS 1885 (GLONASS) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton | Uragan 20 to 22’, on board a Proton space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 16, 1987, 2:53 a.m. from 200/40.

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Proton | Uragan 20 to 22

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 16, 1987, 2:53 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Proton

Launch pad: 200/40

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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