COSMOS 939

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 939 at a glance.

Uptime

17604

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.5

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 939.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 939

International designator: 1977-079A

Object number (NORAD): 10282

Object ID (CCSDS): 10282

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 114.806 minutes

Inclination: 74.0243 deg

SMA: 7824.745 km

Apoapsis: 1461.333 km

Periapsis: 1431.887 km

RAAN: 77.0183 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0018816

Argument of periapsis: 77.7751 deg

Mean anomaly: 339.5289 deg

Mean motion: 12.54288622 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000011 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00003119 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Nov. 2, 2025, 3:46 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Nov. 2, 2025, 10:41 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 939

TLE line 1: 1 10282U 77079A 25306.44545456 -.00000011 00000-0 31190-4 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 10282 74.0243 77.0183 0018816 77.7751 339.5289 12.54288622179500

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 939.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 939.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2024-07-11 12:11:57 0.0001028634 301.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite

COSMOS 939 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 4’, on board a Soyuz U space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 24, 1977, 2:29 p.m. from 43/4 (43R).

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Launch to space Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 4
Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 4

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 24, 1977, 2:29 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Soyuz U

Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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