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COSMOS 2081 [GLONASS]

NonoperationalNavigationMEO

Broadcasts precise timing/positioning signals for global navigation (GNSS).

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Launch

Launch date
May 19, 1990 at 08:32 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton K/DM-2 →
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Uragan 36 to 38
Launch record
View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
19,247 km
Periapsis
19,012 km
Inclination
64.74°
Orbital period
675.72 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1990-045C
NORAD catalog №
20621
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
1.703 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational