COSMOS 921

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 921 at a glance.

Uptime

17658

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.0

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

75.8

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 921.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 921

International designator: 1977-055A

Object number (NORAD): 10095

Object ID (CCSDS): 10095

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 96.242 minutes

Inclination: 75.8311 deg

SMA: 6956.719 km

Apoapsis: 603.988 km

Periapsis: 553.18 km

RAAN: 245.599 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00365171

Argument of periapsis: 223.6009 deg

Mean anomaly: 136.23 deg

Mean motion: 14.96222005 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001688 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00014960385 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 11:15 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 921

TLE line 1: 1 10095U 77055A 25300.96936535 .00001688 00000-0 14960-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 10095 75.8311 245.5990 0036517 223.6009 136.2300 14.96222005619664

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 921.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 921.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-10-20 07:19:37 0.0001170135 459.0 (m) DEBRIS
IRIDIUM 33 DEB LEO 2025-10-09 03:04:46 0.0001842665 228.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-09-30 03:05:20 0.0003950759 52.0 (m) DEBRIS
ISIS 1 DEB HEO 2025-09-14 23:55:51 0.0001184478 277.0 (m) DEBRIS
OBJECT A SSO 2025-03-24 04:40:16 0.0003439878 249.0 (m) UNKNOWN

Associated space launch

Dynamic simulator of the Tselina-D ELINT satellite

COSMOS 921 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Tsiklon-3 | EPN 03.0380 1’, on board a Tsiklon-3 space rocket.

The launch took place on June 24, 1977, 10:30 a.m. from 32/2.

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Launch to space Tsiklon-3 | EPN 03.0380 1
Tsiklon-3 | EPN 03.0380 1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 24, 1977, 10:30 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Tsiklon-3

Launch pad: 32/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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