Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS) at a glance.
Uptime
13391
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.1
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
65.5
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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: 65.4655 deg
SMA: 25508.011 km
Apoapsis: 19155.642 km
Periapsis: 19104.111 km
RAAN: 328.067 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0010101
Argument of periapsis: 45.1666 deg
Mean anomaly: 166.1919 deg
Mean motion: 2.13102165 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000044 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 13, 2025, 6:58 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 13, 2025, 7:03 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS)
TLE line 1: 1 19501U 88085A 25133.29416848 -.00000044 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 19501 65.4655 328.0670 0010101 45.1666 166.1919 2.13102165285252
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS).
In-orbit conjunctions
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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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