COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1972 (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 1972 (GLONASS).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS)

International designator: 1988-085C

Object number (NORAD): 19503

Object ID (CCSDS): 19503

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 675.732 minutes

Inclination: 65.4356 deg

SMA: 25507.996 km

Apoapsis: 19142.783 km

Periapsis: 19116.939 km

RAAN: 324.6306 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00050658

Argument of periapsis: 218.1881 deg

Mean anomaly: 147.7331 deg

Mean motion: 2.13102352 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000051 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 5:25 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS)

TLE line 1: 1 19503U 88085C 25245.72573131 -.00000051 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 19503 65.4356 324.6306 0005066 218.1881 147.7331 2.13102352287517

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS).

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS).

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS)	MEO	2024-12-05 14:21:43	TBA	4764.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
SL-12 R/B(2)	MEO	2024-08-03 10:31:45	TBA	2138.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY

Associated space launch

GLONASS navigation satellites

COSMOS 1972 (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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