GLONASS 26 - Norad ID: 19163
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 1946 (GLONASS) |
| Alternative name | GLONASS 26 |
| Group | GLONASS |
| Follow COSMOS 1946 (GLONASS) | COSMOS 1946 (GLONASS) Tracker |
| Group follow GLONASS | Tracker GLONASS |
| Pass predictions COSMOS 1946 (GLONASS) | Pass predictions COSMOS 1946 (GLONASS) |
| Orbit launches |
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| Days in orbit | 14001 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 19120 km |
| Apogee | 19140 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 65.02° |
| Laps per day | 2 |
| Height COSMOS 1946 (GLONASS) | 19138.83 km |
COSMOS 1946 [GLONASS], also known as Kosmos-1946, is a navigation satellite launched on May 21, 1988, from the Tysmoc LC200/39 launch pad using a Proton-K/DM-2 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has a cylindrical shape with antennas and two panels, measuring 4 meters in length and 1.5 meters in diameter, with a span of 7.8 meters. It had a launch mass of 1300 kg and a dry mass of 1200 kg. The satellite is equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power generation. Its mission was navigation, part of the Uragan constellation, and it was manufactured by OAZ. The satellite utilized a 3-axis stabilized configuration and operated for approximately three years in orbit.
satellite COSMOS 1946 (GLONASS) Date of exalting 21.05.1988y. Average height of ISS COSMOS 1946 (GLONASS) hundred 19138.83 km. Average velocity COSMOS 1946 (GLONASS) is 14230.71 km/h. Inclination COSMOS 1946 (GLONASS) satellite 65.01°.