Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 978 at a glance.
Uptime
17286
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.6
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 978.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 978
International designator: 1978-005C
Object number (NORAD): 10585
Object ID (CCSDS): 10585
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 114.678 minutes
Inclination: 74.0301 deg
SMA: 7818.909 km
Apoapsis: 1463.151 km
Periapsis: 1418.397 km
RAAN: 264.2713 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0028619
Argument of periapsis: 123.1916 deg
Mean anomaly: 348.279 deg
Mean motion: 12.55693157 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000014 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000012125 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 4:47 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 978
TLE line 1: 1 10585U 78005C 25128.69996586 -.00000014 00000-0 12125-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 10585 74.0301 264.2713 0028619 123.1916 348.2790 12.55693157158483
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Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 978.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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 978 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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