COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS)

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS) at a glance.

Uptime

13504

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 2.1

Per day

Orbit

MEO

Medium Earth Orbit

Inclination

65.4

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS)

International designator: 1988-085A

Object number (NORAD): 19501

Object ID (CCSDS): 19501

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 675.732 minutes

Inclination: 65.4066 deg

SMA: 25508.009 km

Apoapsis: 19151.628 km

Periapsis: 19108.119 km

RAAN: 324.3583 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00085285

Argument of periapsis: 46.428 deg

Mean anomaly: 310.8398 deg

Mean motion: 2.13102195 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000069 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 7:44 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS)

TLE line 1: 1 19501U 88085A 25242.82246868 -.00000069 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 19501 65.4066 324.3583 0008528 46.4280 310.8398 2.13102195287586

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In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS).

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
SL-12 R/B(2)	MEO	2025-09-03 05:19:31	TBA	4662.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY

Associated space launch

GLONASS navigation satellites

COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton | Uragan 29 to 31’, on board a Proton space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 16, 1988, 2 a.m. from 200/39 (200L).

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Proton | Uragan 29 to 31

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 16, 1988, 2 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Proton

Launch pad: 200/39 (200L)

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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