Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2178 (GLONASS) at a glance.
Uptime
12277
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.1
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
64.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2178 (GLONASS).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 2178 (GLONASS)
International designator: 1992-005B
Object number (NORAD): 21854
Object ID (CCSDS): 21854
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 675.72 minutes
Inclination: 64.7205 deg
SMA: 25507.708 km
Apoapsis: 19209.554 km
Periapsis: 19049.593 km
RAAN: 79.841 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00313553
Argument of periapsis: 32.1205 deg
Mean anomaly: 146.1776 deg
Mean motion: 2.13105962 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000052 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 1:45 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2178 (GLONASS)
TLE line 1: 1 21854U 92005B 25247.07351603 .00000052 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 21854 64.7205 79.8410 0031355 32.1205 146.1776 2.13105962261432
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2178 (GLONASS).
In-orbit conjunctions
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GLONASS navigation satellites
COSMOS 2178 (GLONASS) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton | Uragan 45 to 47’, on board a Proton space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 29, 1992, 10:19 p.m. from 81/23 (81L).
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Proton | Uragan 45 to 47
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 29, 1992, 10:19 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton
Launch pad: 81/23 (81L)
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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