Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2418 (GLONASS) at a glance.
Uptime
7137
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.1
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
65.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2418 (GLONASS).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 2418 (GLONASS)
International designator: 2005-050B
Object number (NORAD): 28916
Object ID (CCSDS): 28916
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 675.718 minutes
Inclination: 65.7809 deg
SMA: 25507.654 km
Apoapsis: 19159.172 km
Periapsis: 19099.867 km
RAAN: 327.857 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0011625
Argument of periapsis: 279.5404 deg
Mean anomaly: 257.3953 deg
Mean motion: 2.13106638 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000072 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 7, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 12:01 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2418 (GLONASS)
TLE line 1: 1 28916U 05050B 25188.50133466 -.00000072 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 28916 65.7809 327.8570 0011625 279.5404 257.3953 2.13106638151912
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2418 (GLONASS).
In-orbit conjunctions
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GLONASS navigation satellites
COSMOS 2418 (GLONASS) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton | Uragan 87, Uragan-M 4 & 5’, on board a Proton space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 25, 2005, 5:07 a.m. from 81/24 (81P).
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Proton | Uragan 87, Uragan-M 4 & 5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 25, 2005, 5:07 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton
Launch pad: 81/24 (81P)
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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