COSMOS 1972

Launch Details
Launched 15 September 1988
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 19503
COSPAR ID 1988-085C
Alternative names GLONASS
GLONASS 31
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 65.439°
Eccentricity 0.00050
RA ascending node 21.658 hr
Argument perigee 217.833°
Mean anomaly 127.197°
Orbital period 675.732 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Aug 2025, 15:49

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 19124.1 km
Mean Altitude 19137.0 km
Peak Altitude 19149.9 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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