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COSMOS 2179 (GLONASS)
retired
Identification
Position
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NORAD / COSPAR
21855 / 1992-005C
Operator
GLONASS
Orbit
MEO
Hardware
Manufacturer
ISS Reshetnev (ex NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, NPO PM)
Model
Uragan Bus
Mass
1415 kg
Launch
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Launch vehicle
Proton K
Lifetime
29 Jan 1992
Launched
3 yr
Design life
34.5 yr
Elapsed
Expired
Remaining
Jan 1995
End of life
Satellite is retired
COSMOS 2179 (GLONASS) · Satbeams
