COSMOS 968

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 968 at a glance.

Uptime

17309

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

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 968.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 968

International designator: 1977-119A

Object number (NORAD): 10520

Object ID (CCSDS): 10520

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.214 minutes

Inclination: 74.0284 deg

SMA: 7146.82 km

Apoapsis: 780.661 km

Periapsis: 756.709 km

RAAN: 166.2681 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0016757

Argument of periapsis: 142.4051 deg

Mean anomaly: 217.8277 deg

Mean motion: 14.36923004 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000191 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000073432 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 6, 2025, 2:40 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 968

TLE line 1: 1 10520U 77119A 25126.61149957 .00000191 00000-0 73432-4 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 10520 74.0284 166.2681 0016757 142.4051 217.8277 14.36923004480400

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 968.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 968.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2025-04-06 13:17:15	0.0005291808	231.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SHIYAN 20A DEB	LEO	2025-02-27 14:42:19	0.0001265473	514.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-10-03 03:22:05	0.0001272551	269.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-09-06 17:48:35	0.0003088473	66.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB	SSO	2024-08-26 19:33:01	0.0001233356	256.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

COSMOS 968 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 16’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 16, 1977, 4:25 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 16

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 16, 1977, 4:25 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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