COSMOS 1948 (GLONASS)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

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).

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1948 (GLONASS).

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2) MEO 2025-05-18 12:00:08 TBA 4412.0 (m) PAYLOAD

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).

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Proton | Uragan 26 to 28
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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