COSMOS 991

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 991 at a glance.

Uptime

17456

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

83.0

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 991.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 991

International designator: 1978-022A

Object number (NORAD): 10692

Object ID (CCSDS): 10692

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.609 minutes

Inclination: 82.9887 deg

SMA: 7354.275 km

Apoapsis: 1003.972 km

Periapsis: 948.308 km

RAAN: 23.6373 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00378449

Argument of periapsis: 88.3773 deg

Mean anomaly: 30.7567 deg

Mean motion: 13.76553056 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000066 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000050925359 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 2:43 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 991

TLE line 1: 1 10692U 78022A 25347.61333935 .00000066 00000-0 50925-4 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 10692 82.9887 23.6373 0037845 88.3773 30.7567 13.76553056399841

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 991.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 991.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-09-10 21:46:34 0.0001501768 418.0 (m) DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2024-07-04 06:06:26 0.0001472936 434.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

COSMOS 991 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Parus 13’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 28, 1978, 6:43 a.m. from 132/2.

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Parus 13
Kosmos-3M | Parus 13

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 28, 1978, 6:43 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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