Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 2459 (GLONASS) at a glance.
Uptime
5609
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 2459 (GLONASS).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 2459 (GLONASS)
International designator: 2010-007A
Object number (NORAD): 36400
Object ID (CCSDS): 36400
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 675.685 minutes
Inclination: 65.6374 deg
SMA: 25506.834 km
Apoapsis: 19192.119 km
Periapsis: 19065.279 km
RAAN: 326.3428 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0024864
Argument of periapsis: 346.2274 deg
Mean anomaly: 353.5327 deg
Mean motion: 2.13116922 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000076 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 6:39 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 3, 2025, 7:18 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2459 (GLONASS)
TLE line 1: 1 36400U 10007A 25184.80419565 -.00000076 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 36400 65.6374 326.3428 0024864 346.2274 353.5327 2.13116922119394
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2459 (GLONASS).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Glonass-M, also known as Uragan-M, are the second generation of Uragan satellite design used for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite weighs 1415 kg, is equipped with 12 L-band antennas, and has an operational lifetime of 7 years.
COSMOS 2459 (GLONASS) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton-M/DM-2 Enhanced | 3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2459, Kosmos 2460, Kosmos 2461)’, on board a Proton-M space rocket.
The launch took place on March 1, 2010, 9:19 p.m. from 81/24 (81P).
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Proton-M/DM-2 Enhanced | 3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2459, Kosmos 2460, Kosmos 2461)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 1, 2010, 9:19 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton-M
Launch pad: 81/24 (81P)
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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