Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS) at a glance.
Uptime
13602
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: 65.3831 deg
SMA: 25508.002 km
Apoapsis: 19142.881 km
Periapsis: 19116.853 km
RAAN: 321.2267 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005102
Argument of periapsis: 221.3958 deg
Mean anomaly: 352.4583 deg
Mean motion: 2.13102279 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000055 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 10:47 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS)
TLE line 1: 1 19503U 88085C 25345.94950377 -.00000055 00000-0 00000+0 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 19503 65.3831 321.2267 0005102 221.3958 352.4583 2.13102279289643
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).
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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