Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2178 (GLONASS) at a glance.
Uptime
12372
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 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: 675.721 minutes
Inclination: 64.7779 deg
SMA: 25507.724 km
Apoapsis: 19208.933 km
Periapsis: 19050.245 km
RAAN: 76.493 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0031106
Argument of periapsis: 30.7508 deg
Mean anomaly: 49.5401 deg
Mean motion: 2.13105764 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000027 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 10, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 10, 2025, 1:12 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2178 (GLONASS)
TLE line 1: 1 21854U 92005B 25344.55012619 -.00000027 00000-0 00000+0 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 21854 64.7779 76.4930 0031106 30.7508 49.5401 2.13105764263514
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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