Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 976 at a glance.
Uptime
17346
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: 74.0318 deg
SMA: 7837.239 km
Apoapsis: 1463.449 km
Periapsis: 1454.759 km
RAAN: 13.4435 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005544
Argument of periapsis: 233.8667 deg
Mean anomaly: 278.0124 deg
Mean motion: 12.51290406 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000005 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000072657 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 10:16 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 976
TLE line 1: 1 10581U 78005A 25188.92807161 -.00000005 00000-0 72657-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 10581 74.0318 13.4435 0005544 233.8667 278.0124 12.51290406161960
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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