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COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)

14979

Spacetrack Directory Number

1984-05-19

Orbit launches

19154.25 km

Average height

14226.45 km/h

Average velocity

Satellite information COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS) - GLONASS-GVM 5

Spacetrack Directory Name	COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
Alternative name	GLONASS-GVM 5
Group	GLONASS
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Orbit launches	1984-05-19 (42 years ago)
Days in orbit	15464
Country/organisation of origin	Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point	TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
Type	Satellite
Categories
Perigee	19120 km
Apogee	19170 km
Orbit slope (inclination)	66.38°
Laps per day	2
Height COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)	19154.25 km

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Additional information COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)

COSMOS 1556 [GLONASS], also known as Kosmos-1556, is a dummy satellite launched on May 19, 1984, from the Tyuratam Space Center (TYMSC) using the Proton-K/DM-2 launch vehicle. The spacecraft, part of the Uragan series and manufactured by OAZ for GUKOS, has dimensions of 4 meters in length, 1.5 meters in diameter, and a span of 7.8 meters. It had a dry mass of 1200 kg and a launch mass of 1300 kg. The satellites shape is described as cylindrical with antennas and two panels, with a radar cross-section (RCS) of 0.4342 square meters. The mission was to deploy the Uragan GVM payload for dummy operations without any onboard power or motor systems.

satellite COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS) Date of exalting 19.05.1984y. Average height of ISS COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS) hundred 19154.25 km. Average velocity COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS) is 14226.45 km/h. Inclination COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS) satellite 66.39°.

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TLE (Spacetrack, 2026-09-20):

COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
1 14979U 84047C   26262.34063689 -.00000062  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 14979  66.3758 326.6883 0010440 194.0568 172.7578  2.12912689329107

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Average velocity COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)

Average inclination COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)

Mean right ascension of the ascending node (RAAN) COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)

Mean argument of perigee COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)

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