Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 946 at a glance.
Uptime
17549
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.4
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 946.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 946
International designator: 1977-079H
Object number (NORAD): 10292
Object ID (CCSDS): 10292
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.671 minutes
Inclination: 74.0249 deg
SMA: 7863.974 km
Apoapsis: 1509.421 km
Periapsis: 1462.257 km
RAAN: 196.1739 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00299873
Argument of periapsis: 85.7404 deg
Mean anomaly: 68.2249 deg
Mean motion: 12.44914855 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000019 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000025893731 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, 7:23 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 946
TLE line 1: 1 10292U 77079H 25252.30775458 -.00000019 00000-0 -25894-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 10292 74.0249 196.1739 0029987 85.7404 68.2249 12.44914855163948
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 946.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite
COSMOS 946 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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