COSMOS 940

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 940 at a glance.

Uptime

17604

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: 74.0251 deg

SMA: 7805.633 km

Apoapsis: 1461.775 km

Periapsis: 1393.221 km

RAAN: 235.0143 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00439131

Argument of periapsis: 204.5699 deg

Mean anomaly: 224.1415 deg

Mean motion: 12.58898104 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000019 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.000015037558 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Nov. 2, 2025, 5:34 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Nov. 2, 2025, 4:41 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 940

TLE line 1: 1 10286U 77079B 25306.19517457 -.00000019 00000-0 -15038-4 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 10286 74.0251 235.0143 0043913 204.5699 224.1415 12.58898104183615

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 940.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated 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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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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