COSMOS 962

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 962 at a glance.

Uptime

17578

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: 104.736 minutes

Inclination: 82.9505 deg

SMA: 7360.211 km

Apoapsis: 1001.992 km

Periapsis: 962.159 km

RAAN: 277.8438 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00270592

Argument of periapsis: 274.2528 deg

Mean anomaly: 199.5074 deg

Mean motion: 13.74888273 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000091 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000080260545 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:44 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 962

TLE line 1: 1 10459U 77107A 25346.28114355 .00000091 00000-0 80261-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 10459 82.9505 277.8438 0027059 274.2528 199.5074 13.74888273413714

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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-01-04 18:38:40	0.0006992748	402.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 970 DEB	LEO	2024-11-18 18:57:46	0.0001910355	591.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB	LEO	2024-11-13 22:57:21	0.0001371532	913.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1150	LEO	2024-08-16 10:41:27	0.0009900744	120.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-06-29 23:52:13	0.0002163819	888.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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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