Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 962 at a glance.
Uptime
17521
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
82.9
Latest
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: 104.736 minutes
Inclination: 82.9496 deg
SMA: 7360.234 km
Apoapsis: 1004.036 km
Periapsis: 960.163 km
RAAN: 320.333 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00298046
Argument of periapsis: 74.8414 deg
Mean anomaly: 98.4781 deg
Mean motion: 13.74881562 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000079 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000066150039 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 2:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 8:58 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 962
TLE line 1: 1 10459U 77107A 25288.87419503 .00000079 00000-0 66150-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 10459 82.9496 320.3330 0029805 74.8414 98.4781 13.74881562405826
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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