GLONASS 47, GN 771 - Norad ID: 21855
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 2179 (GLONASS) |
| Alternative name | GLONASS 47, GN 771 |
| Group | GLONASS |
| Follow COSMOS 2179 (GLONASS) | COSMOS 2179 (GLONASS) Tracker |
| Group follow GLONASS | Tracker GLONASS |
| Pass predictions COSMOS 2179 (GLONASS) | Pass predictions COSMOS 2179 (GLONASS) |
| Orbit launches |
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| Days in orbit | 12653 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Type | Satellite |
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| Perigee | 19103 km |
| Apogee | 19157 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 64.95° |
| Laps per day | 2 |
| Height COSMOS 2179 (GLONASS) | 19138.81 km |
COSMOS 2179 [GLONASS], also known as Kosmos-2179, is a Russian satellite launched on January 29, 1992, from the Tycmaivka Launch Site (TYMSC), using a Proton-K/DM-2 launch vehicle. The spacecraft, which weighs 1300 kg at launch and has dimensions of 4 meters in length with a diameter of 1.5 meters and span of 7.8 meters, is equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power generation. Its mission is navigation, and it was part of the Uragan series. The satellite operates on a 3-axis stabilized platform and has a shape described as cylindrical with antennas and two panels. Launched by VVS (Russian Air Force), it was manufactured by POL (Production Enterprise of Precision Instruments) and had a planned lifetime of 3 years, stabilizing its orbit the day after launch.
satellite COSMOS 2179 (GLONASS) Date of exalting 29.01.1992y. Average height of ISS COSMOS 2179 (GLONASS) hundred 19138.81 km. Average velocity COSMOS 2179 (GLONASS) is 14230.72 km/h. Inclination COSMOS 2179 (GLONASS) satellite 64.94°.