Launch Details

Launched	24 December 2006
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	29672
COSPAR ID	2006-062C
Alternative names	GLONASS-M GLONASS-M 8 GN 715
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	64.695°
Eccentricity	0.00198
RA ascending node	13.124 hr
Argument perigee	174.625°
Mean anomaly	185.400°
Orbital period	675.667 min
Epoch of osculation	01 Apr 2026, 09:48

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	19084.8 km
Mean Altitude	19135.4 km
Peak Altitude	19185.9 km

Launched alongside

GN 79 GN 74 SL-12 R/B(2) SL-12 R/B(1) SL-12 PLAT 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