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COSMOS 2109 [GLONASS]

NonoperationalNavigationMEO

Broadcasts precise timing/positioning signals for global navigation (GNSS).

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Launch

Launch date
December 8, 1990 at 02:43 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton K/DM-2 →
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Uragan 39 to 41
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
19,330 km
Periapsis
18,930 km
Inclination
64.92°
Orbital period
675.73 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1990-110A
NORAD catalog №
21006
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
2.3979 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational