COSMOS 923

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 923 at a glance.

Uptime

17698

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 923.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 923

International designator: 1977-059A

Object number (NORAD): 10120

Object ID (CCSDS): 10120

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.5 minutes

Inclination: 74.049 deg

SMA: 7160.416 km

Apoapsis: 791.997 km

Periapsis: 772.565 km

RAAN: 4.488 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00135689

Argument of periapsis: 325.7523 deg

Mean anomaly: 34.2752 deg

Mean motion: 14.32832322 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000237 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000096391228 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 5:16 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 923

TLE line 1: 1 10120U 77059A 25346.21972984 .00000237 00000-0 96391-4 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 10120 74.0490 4.4880 0013569 325.7523 34.2752 14.32832322529082

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 923.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 923.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-09-13 07:40:31	0.000229474	852.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-08-23 12:01:57	0.0001496605	613.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB	LEO	2025-05-28 08:09:54	0.000186162	693.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-4B R/B	LEO	2024-11-25 15:24:48	0.0002616812	896.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
THORAD AGENA D DEB	SSO	2024-11-04 04:55:51	0.00100052	91.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

COSMOS 923 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 15’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on July 1, 1977, 11:52 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 15

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: July 1, 1977, 11:52 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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