COSMOS 2478

Launch Details
Launched 27 November 2011
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 37938
COSPAR ID 2011-071A
Alternative names GLONASS-M
GLONASS-M 34
GN 746
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 65.670°
Eccentricity 0.00167
RA ascending node 21.821 hr
Argument perigee 219.124°
Mean anomaly 195.725°
Orbital period 676.007 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Jun 2025, 13:39

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 19101.2 km
Mean Altitude 19143.9 km
Peak Altitude 19186.6 km

Orbital History

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FREGAT R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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