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COSMOS 2459 (GLONASS), 36400

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2459 (GLONASS), 36400 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in MEO that was launched on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 UTC via a PROTON-M/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

36400, 2010-007A

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)

2010-03-01 (17 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-M/DM-2

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Ant + 2 Pan, 3.9 m

Radar Cross Section

8.467 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 COSMOS 2459 (GLONASS)
1 36400U 10007A   26254.80252769 -.00000041  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 36400  65.3859 311.6484 0025578 344.2893  12.7256  2.13116939128669

Epoch: 2026-09-11T19:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-11T19:15:38.392Z)

Latitude

-2.73133°

Longitude

30.68461°

Altitude

19,065.977 km

Speed

3.963 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 41m 39s

True Declination

-2° 43' 36"

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

21:03:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

19,193.537 km

Perigee altitude

19,063.057 km

Semi-major axis

25,506.434 km

Eccentricity

0.00256

Inclination

65.3859°

RAAN

311.6484°

Arg. of periapsis

344.2893°

True anomaly

12.79037°

Mean anomaly

12.7256°

Eccentric anomaly

12.75796°

Mean motion

0.53281 °/min

Orbital period

675.67 mins

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Other satellites on launch #7 in the year 2010 (2010-03-01 UTC)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 36406

SL-12 DEB, 43527

COSMOS 2461 (GLONASS), 36401

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 36407

SL-12 DEB, 44892 (Decayed)

SL-12 DEB, 43545

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COSMOS 2459 (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.
180 mins	2026-09-14 04:30:52.425Z	153.686° SSE	2026-09-14 05:00:52.425Z	95.695° ESE	79.767°	2026-09-14 07:30:52.425Z	44.987° NE
159 mins	2026-09-14 17:36:52.425Z	336.374° NNW	2026-09-14 18:54:52.425Z	301.174° NW	27.93°	2026-09-14 20:15:52.425Z	260.204° W
178 mins	2026-09-15 01:32:52.425Z	147.81° SSE	2026-09-15 03:33:52.425Z	80.93° E	58.603°	2026-09-15 04:30:52.425Z	37.994° NE

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COSMOS 2459 (GLONASS), 36400

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-11T19:15:38.392Z)

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Other satellites on launch #7 in the year 2010 (2010-03-01 UTC)

COSMOS 2459 (GLONASS) Visibility forecast

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