Launch Details

Launched	15 September 1987
Flight ended	–
Status	Non-operational
Launch site	Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner	Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID	18356
COSPAR ID	1987-079B
Alternative names	GLONASS GLONASS 21
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	65.604°
Eccentricity	0.00207
RA ascending node	21.209 hr
Argument perigee	204.702°
Mean anomaly	152.067°
Orbital period	675.730 min
Epoch of osculation	15 Jul 2026, 11:00

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	19084.1 km
Mean Altitude	19136.9 km
Peak Altitude	19189.8 km

Launched alongside

COSMOS 1883 COSMOS 1885 SL-12 PLAT SL-12 R/B(1) SL-12 R/B(2) SL-12 R/B SL-12 R/B SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB SL-12 DEB