COSMOS 990

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 990 at a glance.

Uptime

17417

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

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 990.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 990

International designator: 1978-019A

Object number (NORAD): 10676

Object ID (CCSDS): 10676

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.199 minutes

Inclination: 74.0389 deg

SMA: 7146.104 km

Apoapsis: 780.516 km

Periapsis: 755.421 km

RAAN: 223.5968 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00175586

Argument of periapsis: 254.9204 deg

Mean anomaly: 105.0007 deg

Mean motion: 14.37139052 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000298 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00010899625 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 25, 2025, 3:11 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 11:28 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 990

TLE line 1: 1 10676U 78019A 25297.97797881 .00000298 00000-0 10900-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 10676 74.0389 223.5968 0017559 254.9204 105.0007 14.37139052496233

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 990.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 990.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
METEOR 2-5 DEB	LEO	2025-10-24 09:00:41	0.0001293071	305.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2491 DEB *	LEO	2025-07-13 09:53:18	0.0003214254	630.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-05-21 11:44:12	0.0001709791	386.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2025-04-11 01:26:28	0.0004159967	456.0 (m)	DEBRIS
IRIDIUM 33 DEB	LEO	2025-04-10 22:51:34	0.0001060139	152.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

COSMOS 990 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 17’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 17, 1978, 4:33 p.m. from 132/2.

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 17

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 17, 1978, 4:33 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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