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Satellites/COSMOS 2478 [GLONASS-M]

COSMOS 2478 [GLONASS-M]

Satellite · RussiaInactive

NORAD Number
37938
COSPAR ID
2011-071A
Launched
2011-11-28
site code PLMSC
Orbit
MEO
Constellation

Who

Owner / operatorKVR/IACG
ManufacturerOAO M. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems
CountryRussia
Catalogue owner codeCIS

Orbit

OrbitingEarth
Orbit classMEO
Perigee19,090 km
Apogee19,184 km
Inclination65.38°
Period676 min
Radar cross-section4.097 m²

Source: CelesTrak satellite catalogue and GP data (celestrak.org); owner and manufacturer from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).