Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 943 at a glance.
Uptime
17549
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 943.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 943
International designator: 1977-079E
Object number (NORAD): 10289
Object ID (CCSDS): 10289
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.007 minutes
Inclination: 74.0213 deg
SMA: 7833.889 km
Apoapsis: 1462.349 km
Periapsis: 1449.16 km
RAAN: 245.4164 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00084178
Argument of periapsis: 270.9556 deg
Mean anomaly: 162.46 deg
Mean motion: 12.52093078 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000026 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000062884646 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, 3:33 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 943
TLE line 1: 1 10289U 77079E 25252.14839089 -.00000026 00000-0 -62885-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 10289 74.0213 245.4164 0008418 270.9556 162.4600 12.52093078170600
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 943.
Associated space launch
High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite
COSMOS 943 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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