Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 982 at a glance.
Uptime
17346
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.4
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 982.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 982
International designator: 1978-005G
Object number (NORAD): 10589
Object ID (CCSDS): 10589
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.743 minutes
Inclination: 74.033 deg
SMA: 7867.272 km
Apoapsis: 1514.9 km
Periapsis: 1463.375 km
RAAN: 319.5291 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0032746
Argument of periapsis: 54.0887 deg
Mean anomaly: 60.9269 deg
Mean motion: 12.44132039 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000025 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.00006739 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, 7:56 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 982
TLE line 1: 1 10589U 78005G 25188.83123595 -.00000025 00000-0 -67390-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 10589 74.0330 319.5291 0032746 54.0887 60.9269 12.44132039156773
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 982.
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 982 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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