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COSMOS 2179 [GLONASS]

NonoperationalNavigationMEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
January 29, 1992 at 10:19 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton K/DM-2 →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Uragan 45 to 47
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
19,167 km
Periapsis
19,093 km
Inclination
64.89°
Orbital period
675.73 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1992-005C
NORAD catalog №
21855
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
2.6558 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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