Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 946 at a glance.
Uptime
17604
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: 115.67 minutes
Inclination: 74.0211 deg
SMA: 7863.967 km
Apoapsis: 1510.038 km
Periapsis: 1461.627 km
RAAN: 124.7891 deg
Eccentricy: 0.003078
Argument of periapsis: 4.1978 deg
Mean anomaly: 59.0459 deg
Mean motion: 12.44916482 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000013 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00020258 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, 12:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 946
TLE line 1: 1 10292U 77079H 25306.52606020 .00000013 00000-0 20258-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 10292 74.0211 124.7891 0030780 4.1978 59.0459 12.44916482170696
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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