Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 982 at a glance.
Uptime
17504
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: 74.03 deg
SMA: 7867.26 km
Apoapsis: 1515.011 km
Periapsis: 1463.239 km
RAAN: 113.5794 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00329038
Argument of periapsis: 182.8973 deg
Mean anomaly: 253.1479 deg
Mean motion: 12.44135039 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000011 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00018875745 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 11, 2025, 7:14 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 12:42 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 982
TLE line 1: 1 10589U 78005G 25345.52978031 .00000011 00000-0 18876-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 10589 74.0300 113.5794 0032904 182.8973 253.1479 12.44135039176260
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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