SPACEWARN Bulletin Number 501


C. Spacecraft Particularly Suited for International Participation: Category I

Russian Global Navigational (Positioning) Spacecraft, GLONASS constellation. (SPACEWARN requests updates/additions from readers to this list. Entries marked "*" are updates or additions to the list.)

All GLONASS spacecraft are in the general COSMOS series. The COSMOS numbers invoked by USSPACECOM have often differed from the numbers associated in Russia; when different, the USSPACECOM COSMOS numbers are shown in parentheses. The corresponding GLONASS numbers are the Russian numbers. (See the SPX 496 for the GLONASS numbers commonly attributed outside Russia.)

The operating frequencies in MHz are computed from the channel number K. Frequencies (MHz) = 1602.0 + 0.5625K, and L2 = 1246.0 + 0.4375K.

The Spacewarn Bulletin thanks Michael G. Lebedev, Head of CSIC, Russian Space Forces, Ministry of Defense. His data are appended below, after inserting the International ID, and the USSPACECOM catalog numbers. His entries of "Inclination", and "RAAN" "DDD.MM' " should read as "degrees and minutes". Spacewarn would appreciate receiving correction/confirmation of the USSPACECOM catalog number, especially when a COSMOS-NNNN assigned in Russia differs from the COSMOS-nnnn assigned by the USSPACECOM. Richard B. Langley has helped to confirm the International ID's, the USSPACECOM catalog numbers, and the COSMOS-nnnn numbers. Lebedev has provided changes to the list, that are marked with "*" below, on 25 July 95.

COSMOS NNNN(nnnn)
ID, (CAT#)        EPOCH,FREQUENCY,ORBIT       COMMENT, GLONASS #

COSMOS 2111       May 23, 1995                GLONASS 249
90-110C(21008)    Channel: 23
                  Inclination: 65.09'
                  RAAN: 097.39'
COSMOS 2178       May 23, 1995                GLONASS 769
92-005B(21854)    Channel:  2
                  Inclination: 65.06'
                  RAAN: 097.19'
COSMOS 2179       May 23, 1995                GLONASS 771
92-005C(21855)    Channel: 23
                  Inclination: 65.06'
                  RAAN: 097.19'
COSMOS 2204(2205) May 23, 1995                GLONASS 756
92-047B (22057)   Channel: 24
                  Inclination: 64.30'
                  RAAN: 336.56'
COSMOS 2206(2204)*July 25, 1995                GLONASS 774
92-047A (22056)   Channel:  1            Unusable since 13 July 95
                  Inclination: 64.49'
                  RAAN: 336.54'
COSMOS 2235(2336) May 23, 1995                GLONASS 759
93-010C (22514)   Channel: 21
                  Inclination: 65.08'
                  RAAN: 097.10'
COSMOS 2236(2235) *July 25, 1995               GLONASS 757
93-010B (22513)   Channel:  5             Unusable since 14 July 95
                  Inclination: 65.07'
                  RAAN: 097.11'
COSMOS 2275(2277) May 23, 1995                GLONASS 758
94-021C (23045)   Channel: 10
                  Inclination: 64.41'
                  RAAN: 337.20'
COSMOS 2276(2275) May 23, 1995                GLONASS 760
94-021A (23043)   Channel: 24
                  Inclination: 64.42'
                  RAAN: 337.19'
COSMOS 2277(2276) May 23, 1995                GLONASS 761
94-021B (23044)   Channel:  3
                  Inclination: 64.42'
                  RAAN: 337.20'
COSMOS 2287       May 23, 1995                GLONASS 767
94-050A (23203)   Channel: 22
                  Inclination: 64.44'
                  RAAN: 216.57'
COSMOS 2288(2289) May 23, 1995                GLONASS 770
94-050C (23205)   Channel:  9
                  Inclination: 64.44'
                  RAAN: 216.58'
COSMOS 2289(2288) May 23, 1995                GLONASS 775
94-050B (23204)   Channel: 22
                  Inclination: 64.44'
                  RAAN: 216.59'
COSMOS 2294(2296) May 23, 1995                GLONASS 762
94-076C (23398)   Channel: 12
                  Inclination: 65.01'
                  RAAN: 097.16'
COSMOS 2295(2294) May 23, 1995                GLONASS 763
94-076A (23396)   Channel: 21
                  Inclination: 65.03'
                  RAAN: 097.15'
COSMOS 2296(2295) May 23, 1995                GLONASS 764
94-076B (23397)   Channel: 13
                  Inclination: 65.02'
                  RAAN: 097.17'
COSMOS 2307       May 23, 1995                GLONASS 765
95-009C (23513)   Channel:  1
                  Inclination: 64.43'
                  RAAN: 337.36'
COSMOS 2308       May 23, 1995                GLONASS 766
95-009A (23511)   Channel: 10
                  Inclination: 64.50'
                  RAAN: 336.56'
COSMOS 2309       May 23, 1995                GLONASS 777
95-009B (23512)   Channel:  3
                  Inclination: 64.43'
                  RAAN: 337.36'
*COSMOS 2316       July 25, 1995               GLONASS 780
95-037A (23620)   Channel:  4
                  Inclination: 64.44' (?)
                  RAAN: 216.58' (?)
*COSMOS 2317       July 25, 1995               GLONASS 781
95-037B (23621)   Channel:  9
                  Inclination: 64.44' (?)
                  RAAN: 216.58' (?)
*COSMOS 2318       July 25, 1995               GLONASS 785
95-037C (23622)   Channel:  4
                  Inclination: 64.44' (?)
                  RAAN: 216.58' (?)

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