COSMOS 941

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 941 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 941.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 941

International designator: 1977-079C

Object number (NORAD): 10287

Object ID (CCSDS): 10287

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 114.6 minutes

Inclination: 74.0244 deg

SMA: 7815.37 km

Apoapsis: 1461.62 km

Periapsis: 1412.849 km

RAAN: 50.6693 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00312021

Argument of periapsis: 54.3088 deg

Mean anomaly: 56.8682 deg

Mean motion: 12.56546187 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000025 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.000056445533 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, 4:28 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 941

TLE line 1: 1 10287U 77079C 25252.18676111 -.00000025 00000-0 -56446-4 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 10287 74.0244 50.6693 0031202 54.3088 56.8682 12.56546187174749

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 941.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite

COSMOS 941 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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