GLONASS 14 - Norad ID: 16961
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 1778 [GLONASS] |
| Alternative name | GLONASS 14 |
| Group | GLONASS |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Type | Satellite |
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| Perigee | 19118 km |
| Apogee | 19142 km |
COSMOS 1778 [GLONASS], also known as Kosmos-1778, is a navigation satellite launched on September 16, 1986, from the TYMSC launch site using the Proton-K/DM-2 vehicle from LC200/40. The satellite was manufactured by OAZ and is part of the Uragan series with a 3-Axis stabilized configuration. It measures 4 meters in length, has a diameter of 1.5 meters, and spans 7.8 meters. At launch, it weighed 1300 kg with a dry mass of 1200 kg. Its shape is described as Cyl + Ant + 2 Pan, and its power system includes two deployable solar arrays and batteries. The satellite was designed to have a lifetime of 3 years and was operated for navigation purposes by an unspecified owner (UNKS).
satellite COSMOS 1778 [GLONASS] Date of exalting 16.09.1986y.