Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1946 (GLONASS) at a glance.
Uptime
13721
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.1
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
64.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1946 (GLONASS).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1946 (GLONASS)
International designator: 1988-043A
Object number (NORAD): 19163
Object ID (CCSDS): 19163
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 675.729 minutes
Inclination: 64.8584 deg
SMA: 25507.939 km
Apoapsis: 19139.111 km
Periapsis: 19120.496 km
RAAN: 80.0685 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00036488
Argument of periapsis: 92.9588 deg
Mean anomaly: 273.324 deg
Mean motion: 2.13103073 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000018 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 10, 2025, 10:40 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 10, 2025, 4:01 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1946 (GLONASS)
TLE line 1: 1 19163U 88043A 25344.16773176 -.00000018 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 19163 64.8584 80.0685 0003649 92.9588 273.3240 2.13103073291572
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1946 (GLONASS).
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1946 (GLONASS).
Associated space launch
GLONASS navigation satellites
COSMOS 1946 (GLONASS) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton | Uragan 26 to 28’, on board a Proton space rocket.
The launch took place on May 21, 1988, 5:57 p.m. from 200/39 (200L).
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Proton | Uragan 26 to 28
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 21, 1988, 5:57 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton
Launch pad: 200/39 (200L)
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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