COSMOS 2081 (GLONASS)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2081 (GLONASS) at a glance.

Uptime

12832

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 2.1

Per day

Orbit

MEO

Medium Earth Orbit

Inclination

64.9

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2081 (GLONASS).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2081 (GLONASS)

International designator: 1990-045C

Object number (NORAD): 20621

Object ID (CCSDS): 20621

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 675.724 minutes

Inclination: 64.9478 deg

SMA: 25507.792 km

Apoapsis: 19242.705 km

Periapsis: 19016.609 km

RAAN: 320.7364 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0044319

Argument of periapsis: 214.8141 deg

Mean anomaly: 136.1477 deg

Mean motion: 2.1310491 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000077 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 3, 2025, 3:40 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 2, 2025, 6:20 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2081 (GLONASS)

TLE line 1: 1 20621U 90045C 25183.76423066 -.00000077 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 20621 64.9478 320.7364 0044319 214.8141 136.1477 2.13104910273235

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2081 (GLONASS).

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

GLONASS navigation satellites

COSMOS 2081 (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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Launch to space Proton | Uragan 36 to 38
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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