Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 980 at a glance.
Uptime
17410
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: 115.297 minutes
Inclination: 74.0328 deg
SMA: 7847.055 km
Apoapsis: 1474.75 km
Periapsis: 1463.09 km
RAAN: 30.5997 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00074296
Argument of periapsis: 104.4826 deg
Mean anomaly: 69.9214 deg
Mean motion: 12.48943197 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000022 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000040459046 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, 3:53 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 980
TLE line 1: 1 10587U 78005E 25252.16247804 -.00000022 00000-0 -40459-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 10587 74.0328 30.5997 0007430 104.4826 69.9214 12.48943197167664
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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