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COSMOS 2424 (GLONASS), 29672

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2424 (GLONASS), 29672 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in MEO that was launched on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 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

29672, 2006-062C

Orbit

MEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

Resehetnev ISS

Mission

Non-operational Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

URAGAN, Unknown motor

Mass

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

Launch date (UTC)

2006-12-25 (19 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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 COSMOS 2424 (GLONASS)
1 29672U 06062C   25347.55102406  .00000080  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 29672  64.6943 200.4748 0019463 172.6088 187.4949  2.13122891147621

Epoch: 2025-12-13T13:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-13T13:13:28.478Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-80.36774°

Altitude

19,178.006 km

Speed

3.946 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 21m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

23:57:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

19,177.488 km

Perigee altitude

19,078.204 km

Semi-major axis

25,505.983 km

Eccentricity

0.00195

Inclination

64.6943°

RAAN

200.4748°

Arg. of periapsis

172.6088°

True anomaly

187.46588°

Mean anomaly

187.4949°

Eccentric anomaly

187.48038°

Mean motion

0.53282 °/min

Orbital period

675.65 mins

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Other satellites on launch #62 in the year 2006 (2006-12-25 UTC)

SL-12 DEB, 41811

SL-12 R/B(2), 29673

SL-12 DEB, 41806

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 29682

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 29680

COSMOS 2425 (GLONASS), 29670

SL-12 PLAT, 29675 (Decayed)

COSMOS 2426 (GLONASS), 29671

SL-12 DEB, 44984

SL-12 DEB, 44982

SL-12 DEB, 41768

SL-12 R/B(1), 29674 (Decayed)

SL-12 DEB, 41809 (Decayed)

SL-12 DEB, 41805

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COSMOS 2424 (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.
163 mins	2025-12-16 01:18:21.687Z	322.127° NNW	2025-12-16 01:47:21.687Z	263.637° W	44.642°	2025-12-16 04:01:21.687Z	187.201° SSW
58 mins	2025-12-16 10:16:21.687Z	55.378° ENE	2025-12-16 10:45:21.687Z	41.278° NE	12.231°	2025-12-16 11:14:21.687Z	27.612° NE
253 mins	2025-12-16 21:05:21.687Z	288.739° WNW	2025-12-17 00:09:21.687Z	66.391° ENE	44.386°	2025-12-17 01:18:21.687Z	151.698° SSE

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COSMOS 2424 (GLONASS), 29672

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-13T13:13:28.478Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #62 in the year 2006 (2006-12-25 UTC)

COSMOS 2424 (GLONASS) Visibility forecast

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