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COSMOS 2277 [GLONASS]

NonoperationalNavigationMEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
April 11, 1994 at 07:49 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton K/DM-2 →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Uragan 54 to 56
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
19,279 km
Periapsis
18,980 km
Inclination
63.98°
Orbital period
675.73 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1994-021B
NORAD catalog №
23044
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
3.211 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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