Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 944 at a glance.
Uptime
17604
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: 74.0231 deg
SMA: 7843.873 km
Apoapsis: 1469.848 km
Periapsis: 1461.629 km
RAAN: 277.626 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005239
Argument of periapsis: 159.3053 deg
Mean anomaly: 316.3797 deg
Mean motion: 12.49703229 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000004 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000077759 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 2, 2025, 3:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 2, 2025, 9:44 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 944
TLE line 1: 1 10290U 77079F 25306.40567499 -.00000004 00000-0 77759-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 10290 74.0231 277.6260 0005239 159.3053 316.3797 12.49703229175059
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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