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COSMOS 2492 (754)
Russian Navigation Satellite (GLONASS-M) · Russian Aerospace Forces
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Cosmos 2492, launched in 2014, continues GLONASS-M's role maintaining Russia's fully operational global navigation constellation. Modern smartphones worldwide, including iPhones and most Android devices, quietly use GLONASS signals alongside GPS to improve positioning speed and accuracy — meaning satellites like this one are already part of daily life for hundreds of millions of people who have never heard of GLONASS by name.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Medium Earth Orbita high vantage point, ideal for navigation
- Altitude
- 11,872–11,910 mi (19,106–19,167 km)
- Inclination
- 65.2°
- One orbit
- 11.3 hours2.1 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 39620
- Int’l designator
- 2014-012A
- Launched
- 2014
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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