Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 945 at a glance.
Uptime
17650
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: 115.454 minutes
Inclination: 74.0258 deg
SMA: 7854.17 km
Apoapsis: 1490.211 km
Periapsis: 1461.859 km
RAAN: 321.247 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0018049
Argument of periapsis: 169.6883 deg
Mean anomaly: 205.3107 deg
Mean motion: 12.47246573 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000022 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000041592522 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, 9:39 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 945
TLE line 1: 1 10291U 77079G 25353.90221403 -.00000022 00000-0 -41593-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 10291 74.0258 321.2470 0018049 169.6883 205.3107 12.47246573178772
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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