Orbica
UpcomingTimelineAgenciesRocketsSatellitesTrackIntel
← Satellites

Navigation

COSMOS 2296 [GLONASS]

NonoperationalNavigationMEO

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

Loading…

Launch

Launch date
November 20, 1994 at 12:39 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton K/DM-2 →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Uragan 60 to 62
Launch record
View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
19,156 km
Periapsis
19,104 km
Inclination
64.84°
Orbital period
675.74 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1994-076B
NORAD catalog №
23397
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
3.5695 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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