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COSMOS 2596 [GLONASS-K1] — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 65590)
Track COSMOS 2596 [GLONASS-K1] (NORAD catalog number 65590) 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 is object B of 2025's 206th orbital launch (COSPAR designation 2025-206B). It went up together with 1 other satellite from that launch still in the active catalog. As of this element set it had completed roughly 764 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 3.96 km/s, COSMOS 2596 [GLONASS-K1] operates in medium Earth orbit at roughly 19,106–19,168 km altitude, taking about 11.3 hours per revolution (2.13 orbits a day). The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0012). Inclined 64.6° to the equator, it overflies every latitude up to about 65° north and south. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 312.2°.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | medium Earth orbit (MEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~19,106 km × 19,168 km |
| Inclination | 64.58° |
| Orbital period | 675.7 min (2.13 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00121 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-06 |
| COSPAR designation | 2025-206B |
| NORAD catalog number | 65590 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-09-08. 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 2596 [GLONASS-K1] is part of Russia's GLONASS fleet — one of 173 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 2596 [GLONASS-K1] from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude COSMOS 2596 [GLONASS-K1] 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 pass predictions for your location.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of COSMOS 2596 [GLONASS-K1] in the Navigation group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- NAVSTAR 84 (USA 545) (NORAD 64202)
- GSAT0233 (GALILEO 33) (NORAD 67160)
- GSAT0234 (GALILEO 34) (NORAD 67162)
- NAVSTAR 85 (USA 581) (NORAD 67588)
- COSMOS 2584 [GLONASS-K2] (NORAD 63130)
- NAVSTAR 86 (USA 585) (NORAD 68791)
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