Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2079 (GLONASS) at a glance.
Uptime
12993
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.1
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
64.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2079 (GLONASS).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 2079 (GLONASS)
International designator: 1990-045A
Object number (NORAD): 20619
Object ID (CCSDS): 20619
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 675.729 minutes
Inclination: 64.8317 deg
SMA: 25507.939 km
Apoapsis: 19251.878 km
Periapsis: 19007.731 km
RAAN: 314.9336 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0047857
Argument of periapsis: 206.6077 deg
Mean anomaly: 331.2524 deg
Mean motion: 2.13103068 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000051 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 11, 2025, 7:36 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 10, 2025, 8:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2079 (GLONASS)
TLE line 1: 1 20619U 90045A 25344.83864233 -.00000051 00000-0 00000+0 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 20619 64.8317 314.9336 0047857 206.6077 331.2524 2.13103068276747
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2079 (GLONASS).
In-orbit conjunctions
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GLONASS navigation satellites
COSMOS 2079 (GLONASS) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton | Uragan 36 to 38’, on board a Proton space rocket.
The launch took place on May 19, 1990, 8:32 a.m. from 200/40.
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Proton | Uragan 36 to 38
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 19, 1990, 8:32 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton
Launch pad: 200/40
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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