Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 962 at a glance.
Uptime
17363
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
83.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 962.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 962
International designator: 1977-107A
Object number (NORAD): 10459
Object ID (CCSDS): 10459
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.737 minutes
Inclination: 82.9502 deg
SMA: 7360.288 km
Apoapsis: 1003.536 km
Periapsis: 960.77 km
RAAN: 76.5307 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0029052
Argument of periapsis: 149.4676 deg
Mean anomaly: 273.4878 deg
Mean motion: 13.74866542 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000056 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000042777 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 2:31 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 7:16 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 962
TLE line 1: 1 10459U 77107A 25131.80343131 .00000056 00000-0 42777-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 10459 82.9502 76.5307 0029052 149.4676 273.4878 13.74866542384246
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 962.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 962.
Associated space launch
Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
COSMOS 962 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Molniya-M | Molniya-3 18L’, on board a Molniya-M space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 28, 1977, 1:37 a.m. from 43/3 (43L).
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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 18L
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 28, 1977, 1:37 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Molniya-M
Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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