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COSMOS 2492 [GLONASS-M] — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 39620)
Track COSMOS 2492 [GLONASS-M] (NORAD catalog number 39620) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It has been on orbit since 2014, launched on the 12th orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2014-012A). As of this element set it had completed roughly 9,792 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 3.96 km/s, COSMOS 2492 [GLONASS-M] operates in medium Earth orbit at roughly 19,104–19,170 km altitude, taking about 11.3 hours per revolution (2.13 orbits a day). The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0013). Inclined 65.2° to the equator, it overflies every latitude up to about 65° north and south. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 309.6°.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | medium Earth orbit (MEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~19,104 km × 19,170 km |
| Inclination | 65.22° |
| Orbital period | 675.7 min (2.13 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00129 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-10-21 |
| COSPAR designation | 2014-012A |
| NORAD catalog number | 39620 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-10-23. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.
About the Navigation group
COSMOS 2492 [GLONASS-M] is part of Russia's GLONASS fleet — one of 156 global-navigation satellites in the WatchSat catalog across GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou. GNSS spacecraft broadcast precise time signals from orbits around 20,000 km up; a phone fixes its position by comparing several of them at once. See the whole navigation group live in 3D.
Can you see COSMOS 2492 [GLONASS-M] from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude COSMOS 2492 [GLONASS-M] is far beyond unaided visibility — following satellites this high takes a telescope and good timing. You can still track it precisely in the live 3D view above, or check the “When can I see it?” panel in the live view.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of COSMOS 2492 [GLONASS-M] in the Navigation group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- NAVSTAR 69 (USA 248) (NORAD 39533)
- NAVSTAR 70 (USA 251) (NORAD 39741)
- COSMOS 2500 [GLONASS-M] (NORAD 40001)
- NAVSTAR 68 (USA 242) (NORAD 39166)
- COSMOS 2485 [GLONASS-M] (NORAD 39155)
- NAVSTAR 71 (USA 256) (NORAD 40105)
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