COSMOS 2179 (GLONASS)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2179 (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 2179 (GLONASS).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2179 (GLONASS)

International designator: 1992-005C

Object number (NORAD): 21855

Object ID (CCSDS): 21855

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 675.732 minutes

Inclination: 64.7762 deg

SMA: 25508.001 km

Apoapsis: 19165.572 km

Periapsis: 19094.16 km

RAAN: 76.5495 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0013998

Argument of periapsis: 247.4842 deg

Mean anomaly: 113.9024 deg

Mean motion: 2.13102289 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000019 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 9, 2025, 3:16 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 9, 2025, 6:42 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2179 (GLONASS)

TLE line 1: 1 21855U 92005C 25343.27969880 -.00000019 00000-0 00000+0 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 21855 64.7762 76.5495 0013998 247.4842 113.9024 2.13102289263304

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2179 (GLONASS).

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 2179 (GLONASS).

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
SL-12 R/B(2)	MEO	2025-01-25 10:00:51	TBA	2031.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
ATLAS 75E DEB	HEO	2024-10-15 02:55:29	TBA	3658.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

GLONASS navigation satellites

COSMOS 2179 (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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