COSMOS 2346

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2346 at a glance.

Uptime

10263

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.9

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2346.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2346

International designator: 1997-052A

Object number (NORAD): 24953

Object ID (CCSDS): 24953

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.363 minutes

Inclination: 82.9229 deg

SMA: 7342.726 km

Apoapsis: 992.696 km

Periapsis: 936.486 km

RAAN: 161.5238 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00382761

Argument of periapsis: 257.9553 deg

Mean anomaly: 276.0463 deg

Mean motion: 13.79802015 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000007 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000052943284 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 8:56 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2346

TLE line 1: 1 24953U 97052A 25300.37249113 .00000070 00000-0 52943-4 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 24953 82.9229 161.5238 0038276 257.9553 276.0463 13.79802015414266

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2346.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 2346.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2025-10-03 02:20:13 0.0001130167 69.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-03-18 05:28:20 0.0002147651 51.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

COSMOS 2346 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Parus 89’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 23, 1997, 4:44 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Parus 89
Kosmos-3M | Parus 89

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 23, 1997, 4:44 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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