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COSMOS 2418 (GLONASS), 28916

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2418 (GLONASS), 28916 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in MEO that was launched on Sun, 25 Dec 2005 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM-2 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

28916, 2005-050B

Orbit

MEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Non-operational Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

URAGAN, Unknown motor

Mass

1,450 kg wet, ~1,200 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2005-12-25 (21 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-K/DM-2

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Arm + 2 Pan, 3.9 m

Radar Cross Section

8.145 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2418 (GLONASS)
1 28916U 05050B   26313.19330663 -.00000049  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 28916  65.5055 311.3920 0013914 277.8375  99.3186  2.13106246162358

Epoch: 2026-11-09T04:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-09T04:38:21.692Z)

Latitude

15.72365°

Longitude

-159.20559°

Altitude

19,135.45 km

Speed

3.952 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 15m 01s

True Declination

15° 41' 55"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:33:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

19,164.637 km

Perigee altitude

19,093.655 km

Semi-major axis

25,507.283 km

Eccentricity

0.00139

Inclination

65.5055°

RAAN

311.392°

Arg. of periapsis

277.8375°

True anomaly

99.47589°

Mean anomaly

99.3186°

Eccentric anomaly

99.39725°

Mean motion

0.53278 °/min

Orbital period

675.7 mins

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Other satellites on launch #50 in the year 2005 (2005-12-25 UTC)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 28920

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 28919

SL-12 R/B(2), 28918

COSMOS 2417 (GLONASS), 28917

COSMOS 2419 (GLONASS), 28915

SL-12 R/B(1), 28921 (Decayed)

SL-12 DEB, 43919

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COSMOS 2418 (GLONASS) Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
285 mins	2026-11-10 03:17:15.160Z	243.663° WSW	2026-11-10 04:32:15.160Z	316.505° NNW	62.571°	2026-11-10 08:02:15.160Z	102.532° ESE
179 mins	2026-11-11 00:18:15.160Z	190.26° SSW	2026-11-11 02:37:15.160Z	288.722° WNW	80.528°	2026-11-11 03:17:15.160Z	5.465° NNE

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COSMOS 2418 (GLONASS), 28916

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-09T04:38:21.692Z)

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Other satellites on launch #50 in the year 2005 (2005-12-25 UTC)

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