Spacecraft information: 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 65.314°
Eccentricity 0.00042
RA ascending node 21.150 hr
Argument perigee 203.503°
Mean anomaly 334.426°
Orbital period 675.731 min
Epoch of osculation 07 Apr 2026, 17:58

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 19126.3 km
Mean Altitude 19137.0 km
Peak Altitude 19147.7 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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