Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 976 at a glance.
Uptime
17410
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
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 976.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 976
International designator: 1978-005A
Object number (NORAD): 10581
Object ID (CCSDS): 10581
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.081 minutes
Inclination: 74.0294 deg
SMA: 7837.235 km
Apoapsis: 1462.766 km
Periapsis: 1455.434 km
RAAN: 289.2455 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00046779
Argument of periapsis: 142.5121 deg
Mean anomaly: 273.4803 deg
Mean motion: 12.51291421 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000002 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011615441 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 9, 2025, 3:25 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 976
TLE line 1: 1 10581U 78005A 25252.14265564 .00000002 00000-0 11615-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 10581 74.0294 289.2455 0004678 142.5121 273.4803 12.51291421169875
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 976.
Associated space launch
Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.
COSMOS 976 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 14’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 10, 1978, 1:23 p.m. from 43/4 (43R).
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Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 14
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 10, 1978, 1:23 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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