Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 944 at a glance.
Uptime
17651
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 944.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 944
International designator: 1977-079F
Object number (NORAD): 10290
Object ID (CCSDS): 10290
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.227 minutes
Inclination: 74.0227 deg
SMA: 7843.869 km
Apoapsis: 1469.647 km
Periapsis: 1461.821 km
RAAN: 214.4898 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0004989
Argument of periapsis: 78.434 deg
Mean anomaly: 292.4077 deg
Mean motion: 12.49704268 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000012 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00018174069 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 20, 2025, 3:40 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 19, 2025, 10:18 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 944
TLE line 1: 1 10290U 77079F 25353.92950039 .00000012 00000-0 18174-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 10290 74.0227 214.4898 0004989 78.4340 292.4077 12.49704268180999
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 944.
Associated space launch
High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite
COSMOS 944 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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