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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

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

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 (20 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, 7.8 m

Radar Cross Section

8.145 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2418 (GLONASS)
1 28916U 05050B   25185.43080412 -.00000076  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 28916  65.7822 327.9591 0011593 279.6413  61.6535  2.13106663151848

Epoch: 2025-07-04T10:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T10:20:21.475Z)

Latitude

-16.92373°

Longitude

-117.68087°

Altitude

19,119.966 km

Speed

3.955 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 20m 22s

True Declination

-16° 53' 49"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

47.72499°

Longitude

40.54795°

Altitude

19,162.356 km

Speed

3.95 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 50m 12s

Apparent Declination

39° 24' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:00:14

Azimuth

310.806° NW

Elevation

13.242°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

19,158.674 km

Perigee altitude

19,099.533 km

Semi-major axis

25,507.24 km

Eccentricity

0.00116

Inclination

65.7822°

RAAN

327.9591°

Arg. of periapsis

279.6413°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

61.6535°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

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)

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

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

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

SL-12 DEB, 43919

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.
22 mins	2025-07-05 02:07:23.763Z	310.786° NW	2025-07-05 02:07:23.763Z	310.786° NW	12.896°	2025-07-05 02:29:23.763Z	300.128° NW
283 mins	2025-07-05 08:36:23.763Z	171.298° S	2025-07-05 10:48:23.763Z	95.725° ESE	44.655°	2025-07-05 13:19:23.763Z	45.338° ENE
156 mins	2025-07-05 23:25:23.763Z	336.816° NNW	2025-07-06 00:41:23.763Z	302.211° NW	24.764°	2025-07-06 02:01:23.763Z	261.547° W

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