Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 940 at a glance.
Uptime
17549
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.6
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 940.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 940
International designator: 1977-079B
Object number (NORAD): 10286
Object ID (CCSDS): 10286
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 114.386 minutes
Inclination: 74.0261 deg
SMA: 7805.639 km
Apoapsis: 1462.108 km
Periapsis: 1392.9 km
RAAN: 307.9459 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00443325
Argument of periapsis: 286.0113 deg
Mean anomaly: 131.4228 deg
Mean motion: 12.58896648 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000006 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013224543 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 9, 2025, 5:43 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 940
TLE line 1: 1 10286U 77079B 25252.23841301 .00000006 00000-0 13225-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 10286 74.0261 307.9459 0044333 286.0113 131.4228 12.58896648176826
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 940.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite
COSMOS 940 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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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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