Launch Details

Launched	28 February 2010
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	36400
COSPAR ID	2010-007A
Alternative names	GLONASS-M COSMOS 2459 PLANE III GLONASS-M 24 GN 731
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	65.546°
Eccentricity	0.00265
RA ascending node	21.375 hr
Argument perigee	343.574°
Mean anomaly	197.560°
Orbital period	675.686 min
Epoch of osculation	20 Dec 2025, 11:00

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	19068.3 km
Mean Altitude	19135.8 km
Peak Altitude	19203.4 km

Launched alongside

GN 88 GN 87 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 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