Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1971 (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 1971 (GLONASS).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1971 (GLONASS)
International designator: 1988-085B
Object number (NORAD): 19502
Object ID (CCSDS): 19502
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 675.734 minutes
Inclination: 65.4578 deg
SMA: 25508.046 km
Apoapsis: 19188.059 km
Periapsis: 19071.763 km
RAAN: 327.9109 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0022796
Argument of periapsis: 15.5728 deg
Mean anomaly: 338.3243 deg
Mean motion: 2.13101731 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000034 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 15, 2025, 5:33 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 15, 2025, 1:22 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1971 (GLONASS)
TLE line 1: 1 19502U 88085B 25135.55720387 -.00000034 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 19502 65.4578 327.9109 0022796 15.5728 338.3243 2.13101731270878
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1971 (GLONASS).
In-orbit conjunctions
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GLONASS navigation satellites
COSMOS 1971 (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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