Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2442 (GLONASS) at a glance.
Uptime
6242
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.1
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
65.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2442 (GLONASS).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 2442 (GLONASS)
International designator: 2008-046A
Object number (NORAD): 33378
Object ID (CCSDS): 33378
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 675.712 minutes
Inclination: 65.5962 deg
SMA: 25507.508 km
Apoapsis: 19178.637 km
Periapsis: 19080.109 km
RAAN: 322.7188 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00193136
Argument of periapsis: 302.3707 deg
Mean anomaly: 64.7586 deg
Mean motion: 2.13108469 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.0000002 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 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, 11:22 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2442 (GLONASS)
TLE line 1: 1 33378U 08046A 25300.47429784 -.00000020 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 33378 65.5962 322.7188 0019314 302.3707 64.7586 2.13108469132994
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2442 (GLONASS).
In-orbit conjunctions
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GLONASS navigation satellites
COSMOS 2442 (GLONASS) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton-M | Uragan-M 15 to 17’, on board a Proton-M space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 25, 2008, 8:49 a.m. from 81/23 (81L).
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Proton-M | Uragan-M 15 to 17
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 25, 2008, 8:49 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton-M
Launch pad: 81/23 (81L)
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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