COSMOS 923

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 923 at a glance.

Uptime

17645

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: 100.502 minutes

Inclination: 74.0462 deg

SMA: 7160.513 km

Apoapsis: 790.825 km

Periapsis: 773.931 km

RAAN: 98.2652 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0011797

Argument of periapsis: 75.6817 deg

Mean anomaly: 284.5643 deg

Mean motion: 14.32803227 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000268 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00010788 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 11:56 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 7:57 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 923

TLE line 1: 1 10120U 77059A 25294.83184693 .00000268 00000-0 10788-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 10120 74.0462 98.2652 0011797 75.6817 284.5643 14.32803227521721

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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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 15
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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