COSMOS 972

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 972 at a glance.

Uptime

17413

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.9

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

75.8

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 972.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 972

International designator: 1977-123A

Object number (NORAD): 10539

Object ID (CCSDS): 10539

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.663 minutes

Inclination: 75.8352 deg

SMA: 7309.85 km

Apoapsis: 1152.064 km

Periapsis: 711.366 km

RAAN: 186.7546 deg

Eccentricy: 0.03014413

Argument of periapsis: 111.6218 deg

Mean anomaly: 251.7318 deg

Mean motion: 13.89121066 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000063 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000041163831 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 10:02 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 972

TLE line 1: 1 10539U 77123A 25241.91823084 .00000063 00000-0 41164-4 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 10539 75.8352 186.7546 0301441 111.6218 251.7318 13.89121066415600

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 972.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 972.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB	MEO	2025-05-29 09:40:25	0.0001253908	542.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-04-04 00:19:06	0.0001498082	253.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-02-02 13:07:20	0.0001243244	590.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-01-29 05:00:28	0.000538563	378.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-01-26 18:28:30	0.0003798785	775.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Dynamic simulator of the Tselina-D ELINT satellite

COSMOS 972 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Tsiklon-3 | EPN 03.0380 3’, on board a Tsiklon-3 space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 27, 1977, 8 a.m. from 32/2.

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Tsiklon-3 | EPN 03.0380 3

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 27, 1977, 8 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Tsiklon-3

Launch pad: 32/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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