SPACEWARN Bulletin Number 518


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 (nnnn) invoked by USSPACECOM have often differed from the numbers (NNNN) associated in Russia; when different, the USSPACECOM COSMOS numbers are shown in parentheses. The corresponding GLONASS numbers are Russian numbers, followed by the numbers in parentheses that are sometimes attributed to them 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 standard format of GLONASS situation appeared in SPX-515. The following e-mail from CSIC may be more useful to the user community.

From:   AMES::"sfcsic@mx.iki.rssi.ru" "CSIC of the Russian Space Forces" 26-DEC-1996 17:39:22.70
Subj:   Latest GLONASS constellation status

                       1.STATUS Information Group

                         GLONASS Constellation Status
                             (December 26, 1996)

 GLONASS Cosmos  Plane/ Frequ.  Launch    Intro     Status     Outage
 number  number  slot   chann.  date      date                 date

  769    2178    1/8    2       30.01.92  22.02.92  operating
  771    2179    1/1    23      30.01.92  18.02.92  withdrawn  21.12.96
  756    2204    3/21   24      30.07.92  19.08.92  operating
  759    2235    1/7    21      17.02.93  25.08.93  operating
  757    2236    1/2    5       17.02.93  14.03.93  operating
  758    2275    3/18   10      11.04.94  04.09.94  operating
  760    2276    3/17   24      11.04.94  18.05.94  operating
  761    2277    3/23   3       11.04.94  16.05.94  operating
  767    2287    2/12   22      11.08.94  07.09.94  operating
  770    2288    2/14   9       11.08.94  04.09.94  operating
  775    2289    2/16   22      11.08.94  07.09.94  operating
  762    2294    1/4    12      20.11.94  11.12.94  operating
  763    2295    1/3    21      20.11.94  15.12.94  unusable   23.12.96
  764    2296    1/6    13      20.11.94  16.12.94  operating
  765    2307    3/20   1       07.03.95  30.03.95  operating
  766    2308    3/22   10      07.03.95  05.04.95  operating
  777    2309    3/19   3       07.03.95  06.04.95  operating
  780    2316    2/15   4       24.07.95  26.08.95  operating
  781    2317    2/10   9       24.07.95  22.08.95  operating
  785    2318    2/11   4       24.07.95  22.08.95  operating
  776    2323    2/9    6       14.12.95  07.01.96  operating
  778    2324    2/9    11      14.12.95            spare
  782    2325    2/13   6       14.12.95  18.01.96  operating

 Note: All the dates (DD.MM.YY) are given at Moscow Time (UTC+0300)

                       2.SUMMARY Information Group

SUBJ:GLONASS STATUS 26 DECEMBER 96
1.SATELLITES, PLANES, SLOTS AND CHANNELS
  Plane 1/ slot:  01  02  03  04  05  06  07  08
        Channel:  --  05  --  12  --  13  21  02
  Plane 2/ slot:  09  10  11  12  13  14  15  16
        Channel   06  09  04  22  06  09  04  22
  Plane 3/ slot:  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24
        Channel:  24  10  03  01  24  10  03  --
2.CURRENT ADVISORIES (ADV) AND FORECASTS (FCST)
INFORMATION IS REPEATED FOR ONE MONTH AFTER EVENT CONCLUDES.
ALL THE DATES (DD.MM.YY) ARE GIVEN AT MOSCOW TIME (UTC+0300)
A. FORECASTS
NAGU-MSG.DATE-TIME-SL/CH-TYPE-SUMMARY

B. ADVISORIES
NAGU-MSG.DATE-TIME-SL/CH-TYPE-SUMMARY
233-961206-06.12.96-1200-23/03-ADVS-UNUSABLE 05.12/1109-05.12/1134
234-961206-06.12.96-1200-18/10-ADVS-UNUSABLE 05.12/1330-05.12/1456
235-961209-09.12.96-1100-03/21-ADVS-UNUSABLE 07.12/0123-07.12/0153
236-961211-11.12.96-1100-15/04-ADVS-UNUSABLE 11.12/0318-UNFINISHED
237-961214-14.12.96-1100-15/04-ADVS-PUT INTO OPERATION  11.12/1317
238-961215-15.12.96-1100-03/21-ADVS-UNUSABLE 15.12/0355-15.12/0432
239-961216-16.12.96-1000-07/21-ADVS-UNUSABLE 15.12/1920-15.12/2032
241-961223-23.12.96-1100-03/21-ADVS-UNUSABLE 23.12/0240-UNFINISHED
242-961226-26.12.96-1100-18/10-ADVS-UNUSABLE 25.12/0946-25.12/1003

C. GENERAL: NO IMPACT, INFORMATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY
NAGU-MSG.DATE-TIME-SL/CH-TYPE-SUMMARY
240-961223-23.12.96-1100-01/23-GNRL-END OF OPERATION      21.12.96

                     3.NAGU Information Group

233-961206
NOTICE ADVISORY TO GLONASS USERS (NAGU) 233-961206
SUBJ: 23/03(761) UNUSABLE 05.12/1109-05.12/1134 MT
1.CONDITION: 23/03(761) WAS UNUSABLE SINCE 05.12/1109
UNTIL 05.12/1134 MT (UTC+0300)
2.POC:CSIC RSF AT +7-095-333-81-33

234-961206
NOTICE ADVISORY TO GLONASS USERS (NAGU) 234-961206
SUBJ: 18/10(758) UNUSABLE 05.12/1330-05.12/1456 MT
1.CONDITION: 18/10(758) WAS UNUSABLE SINCE 05.12/1330
UNTIL 05.12/1456 MT (UTC+0300)
2.POC:CSIC RSF AT +7-095-333-81-33

235-961209
NOTICE ADVISORY TO GLONASS USERS (NAGU) 235-961209
SUBJ: 03/21(763) UNUSABLE 07.12/0123-07.12/0153 MT
1.CONDITION: 03/21(763) WAS UNUSABLE SINCE 07.12/0123
UNTIL 07.12/0153 MT (UTC+0300)
2.POC:CSIC RSF AT +7-095-333-81-33

236-961211
NOTICE ADVISORY TO GLONASS USERS (NAGU) 236-961211
SUBJ: 15/04(780) UNUSABLE 11.12/0318 MT-UNFINISHED
1.CONDITION: 15/04(780) WAS UNUSABLE SINCE 11.12/0318 MT
(UTC+0300) UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO MAINTENANCE
2.USERS ARE REMINDED TO UPDATE ALMANACS IF NECESSARY
3.POC:CSIC RSF AT +7-095-333-81-33

237-961214
NOTICE ADVISORY TO GLONASS USERS (NAGU) 237-961214
REF: NAGU 236-961211
SUBJ: 15/04(780) PUT INTO OPERATION IN 11.12/1317 (UTC+0300) MT
1.CONDITION: 15/04(780) WAS PUT INTO OPERATION ON 11.12/1317 MT
(UTC+0300)
2.USERS ARE REMINDED TO UPDATE ALMANACS IF NECESSARY
3.POC:CSIC RSF AT +7-095-330-91-74

238-961215
NOTICE ADVISORY TO GLONASS USERS (NAGU) 238-961215
SUBJ: 03/21(763) UNUSABLE 15.12/0355-15.12/0432 MT
1.CONDITION: 03/21(763) WAS UNUSABLE SINCE 15.12/0355
UNTIL 15.12/0432 MT (UTC+0300)
2.POC:CSIC RSF AT +7-095-333-81-33

239-961216
NOTICE ADVISORY TO GLONASS USERS (NAGU) 239-961216
SUBJ: 07/21(759) UNUSABLE 15.12/1920-15.12/2032 MT
1.CONDITION: 07/21(759) WAS UNUSABLE SINCE 15.12/1920
UNTIL 15.12/2032 MT (UTC+0300)
2.POC:CSIC RSF AT +7-095-333-81-33

240-961223
NOTICE ADVISORY TO GLONASS USERS (NAGU) 240-961223
REF:218-961031
SUBJ: 01/23(771) END OF OPERATION 21.12
1.CONDITION: 01/23(771) WAS WITHDRAWN SINCE 21.12
ALL OPERATIONS ENDED
2.POC:CSIC RSF AT +7-095-333-81-33

241-961223
NOTICE ADVISORY TO GLONASS USERS (NAGU) 241-961223
SUBJ: 03/21(763) UNUSABLE 23.12/0240 MT-UNFINISHED
1.CONDITION: 03/21(763) WAS UNUSABLE SINCE 23.12/0240 MT
(UTC+0300) UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO MAINTENANCE
2.USERS ARE REMINDED TO UPDATE ALMANACS IF NECESSARY
3.POC:CSIC RSF AT +7-095-333-81-33

242-961226
NOTICE ADVISORY TO GLONASS USERS (NAGU) 242-961226
SUBJ: 18/10(758) UNUSABLE 25.12/0946-25.12/1003 MT
1.CONDITION: 18/10(758) WAS UNUSABLE SINCE 25.12/0946
UNTIL 25.12/1003 MT (UTC+0300)
2.POC:CSIC RSF AT +7-095-333-81-33

% Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 13:34:16 +0300
% From: CSIC of the Russian Space Forces <sfcsic@mx.iki.rssi.ru>
% Organization: CSIC Russian Space Forces

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