Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 983 at a glance.
Uptime
17458
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 983.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 983
International designator: 1978-005H
Object number (NORAD): 10590
Object ID (CCSDS): 10590
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.988 minutes
Inclination: 74.0287 deg
SMA: 7878.357 km
Apoapsis: 1536.985 km
Periapsis: 1463.459 km
RAAN: 284.6274 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00466632
Argument of periapsis: 5.0478 deg
Mean anomaly: 355.1029 deg
Mean motion: 12.41507232 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000003 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000088533163 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 10:42 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 983
TLE line 1: 1 10590U 78005H 25300.94622183 -.00000003 00000-0 88533-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 10590 74.0287 284.6274 0046663 5.0478 355.1029 12.41507232166169
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Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 983.
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 983 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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