Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 945 at a glance.
Uptime
17489
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 945.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 945
International designator: 1977-079G
Object number (NORAD): 10291
Object ID (CCSDS): 10291
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.455 minutes
Inclination: 74.0224 deg
SMA: 7854.182 km
Apoapsis: 1489.928 km
Periapsis: 1462.166 km
RAAN: 175.776 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0017673
Argument of periapsis: 47.6758 deg
Mean anomaly: 125.8951 deg
Mean motion: 12.47243687 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000023 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000050109 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 11, 2025, 2:53 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 10, 2025, 4:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 945
TLE line 1: 1 10291U 77079G 25191.68603510 -.00000023 00000-0 -50109-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 10291 74.0224 175.7760 0017673 47.6758 125.8951 12.47243687158546
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 945.
Associated space launch
High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite
COSMOS 945 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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