COSMOS 2234 (GLONASS)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2234 (GLONASS) at a glance.

Uptime

11940

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 2234 (GLONASS).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2234 (GLONASS)

International designator: 1993-010A

Object number (NORAD): 22512

Object ID (CCSDS): 22512

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 675.728 minutes

Inclination: 64.7632 deg

SMA: 25507.895 km

Apoapsis: 19187.741 km

Periapsis: 19071.78 km

RAAN: 78.0916 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00227305

Argument of periapsis: 212.082 deg

Mean anomaly: 327.3049 deg

Mean motion: 2.13103618 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000026 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 27, 2025, 2:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 26, 2025, 11:38 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2234 (GLONASS)

TLE line 1: 1 22512U 93010A 25299.48490991 .00000026 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 22512 64.7632 78.0916 0022731 212.0820 327.3049 2.13103618254153

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2234 (GLONASS).

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 2234 (GLONASS).

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
SL-12 R/B(2)	MEO	2024-09-03 22:00:31	TBA	4120.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY

Associated space launch

GLONASS navigation satellites

COSMOS 2234 (GLONASS) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton | Uragan 51 to 53’, on board a Proton space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 17, 1993, 8:09 p.m. from 81/23 (81L).

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Proton | Uragan 51 to 53

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 17, 1993, 8:09 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Proton

Launch pad: 81/23 (81L)

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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