COSMOS 2346

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2346 at a glance.

Uptime

10212

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.9

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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: 82.9245 deg

SMA: 7342.751 km

Apoapsis: 994.425 km

Periapsis: 934.806 km

RAAN: 198.5033 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0040597

Argument of periapsis: 38.5945 deg

Mean anomaly: 29.1331 deg

Mean motion: 13.7979503 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000064 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000046418101 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 11:14 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2346

TLE line 1: 1 24953U 97052A 25250.96809553 .00000064 00000-0 46418-4 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 24953 82.9245 198.5033 0040597 38.5945 29.1331 13.79795030407456

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
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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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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