COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS)

COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS) is an active satellite operated by Russian Space Forces (Russia (CIS)), launched on 1982-10-12 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. With over 44 years in orbit, it has far exceeded many satellites’ design lifetimes. It orbits in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) at altitudes between 19,047 km and 19,091 km with an inclination of 64.9°. It travels at approximately 14,250 km/h (3.96 km/s), completing one full orbit every 11 hours 13 minutes — that’s roughly 2.14 orbits per day. It is part of the Glo Ops constellation group. Orbital Radar tracks COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS) in real time using the latest two-line element set (TLE) data, providing live position, altitude, speed and orbital path updated continuously.

COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS) orbits at an average altitude of 19,069 km in Medium Earth Orbit, the region between LEO and GEO (2,000–35,786 km). MEO’s higher altitude gives each satellite a much larger ground footprint than LEO, meaning fewer spacecraft are needed for global coverage — but signal latency is higher and radiation from the Van Allen belts is a significant design constraint. Within ±50 km of COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS)’s average altitude, there are currently 3 active payloads and 40 tracked debris or rocket body fragments — notable neighbours include COSMOS 1415 (GLONASS), COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS). This is a relatively sparse altitude band, containing less than 1% of all active satellites. With an inclination of 64.9°, COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS) passes over latitudes between 64.9°N and 64.9°S, covering most populated land masses in both hemispheres. This mid-inclination band balances global coverage with efficient launch energy requirements. Russia (CIS) operates approximately 1,286 active satellites in total, of which 3 share a similar altitude band with COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS).