COSMOS 970

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 970 at a glance.

Uptime

17364

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.6

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

65.9

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 970.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 970

International designator: 1977-121A

Object number (NORAD): 10531

Object ID (CCSDS): 10531

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 105.894 minutes

Inclination: 65.8536 deg

SMA: 7414.353 km

Apoapsis: 1142.908 km

Periapsis: 929.529 km

RAAN: 274.8822 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0143896

Argument of periapsis: 1.6929 deg

Mean anomaly: 358.4584 deg

Mean motion: 13.59855768 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000079 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.0000016864 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 1:26 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 970

TLE line 1: 1 10531U 77121A 25186.56041268 -.00000079 00000-0 -16864-5 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 10531 65.8536 274.8822 0143896 1.6929 358.4584 13.59855768752318

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 970.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 970.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2024-11-20 11:58:21 0.001745355 68.0 (m) DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2024-09-12 10:48:04 0.001237924 92.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation ASAT satellite

COSMOS 970 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 8’, on board a Tsiklon-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 21, 1977, 10:35 a.m. from 90.

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Launch to space Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 8
Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 8

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 21, 1977, 10:35 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Tsiklon-2

Launch pad: 90

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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