Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1948 (GLONASS) at a glance.
Uptime
13563
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 1948 (GLONASS).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1948 (GLONASS)
International designator: 1988-043C
Object number (NORAD): 19165
Object ID (CCSDS): 19165
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 675.73 minutes
Inclination: 64.7561 deg
SMA: 25507.947 km
Apoapsis: 19137.602 km
Periapsis: 19122.021 km
RAAN: 85.246 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0003054
Argument of periapsis: 312.6824 deg
Mean anomaly: 55.8321 deg
Mean motion: 2.13102975 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000052 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 3:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 3, 2025, 3:57 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1948 (GLONASS)
TLE line 1: 1 19165U 88043C 25184.66491550 -.00000052 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 19165 64.7561 85.2460 0003054 312.6824 55.8321 2.13102975288581
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1948 (GLONASS).
Associated space launch
GLONASS navigation satellites
COSMOS 1948 (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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