COSMOS 2501 [GLONASS-K]

NavigationMEORussia

COSMOS 2501 [GLONASS-K] is a navigation operated by Russia, currently in medium Earth orbit near 19,080 km. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 676 minutes at an inclination of 63.6°. It was launched in 2014. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 40315
COSPAR ID: 2014-075A
Type: Navigation
Orbit: MEO
Perigee (lowest): 19,080 km
Apogee (highest): 19,194 km
Inclination: 63.62°
Orbital period: 676 min
Launch year: 2014
Operator: Russia

Orbital data from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours. Element epoch: 2026-06-05.

About MEO orbit

Medium Earth Orbit. Between 2,000 and 35,786 km. Home to navigation constellations like GPS (~20,200 km), Galileo, and BeiDou. Orbital period 2 to 24 hours.

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