Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 980 at a glance.
Uptime
17346
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
74.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 980.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 980
International designator: 1978-005E
Object number (NORAD): 10587
Object ID (CCSDS): 10587
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.298 minutes
Inclination: 74.031 deg
SMA: 7847.06 km
Apoapsis: 1475.391 km
Periapsis: 1462.459 km
RAAN: 116.6617 deg
Eccentricy: 0.000824
Argument of periapsis: 205.2705 deg
Mean anomaly: 268.1279 deg
Mean motion: 12.48942125 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000023 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000050449 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 6:32 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 980
TLE line 1: 1 10587U 78005E 25187.27239980 -.00000023 00000-0 -50449-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 10587 74.0310 116.6617 0008240 205.2705 268.1279 12.48942125159560
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 980.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 980.
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 980 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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