COSMOS 994

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 994 at a glance.

Uptime

17389

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.7

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.9

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 994.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 994

International designator: 1978-028A

Object number (NORAD): 10731

Object ID (CCSDS): 10731

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.849 minutes

Inclination: 82.9347 deg

SMA: 7365.512 km

Apoapsis: 1003.772 km

Periapsis: 970.982 km

RAAN: 190.8975 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00222591

Argument of periapsis: 205.4892 deg

Mean anomaly: 266.8146 deg

Mean motion: 13.73404115 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000093 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000083698958 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 22, 2025, 5:40 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 22, 2025, 5:45 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 994

TLE line 1: 1 10731U 78028A 25295.23965245 .00000093 00000-0 83699-4 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 10731 82.9347 190.8975 0022259 205.4892 266.8146 13.73404115385149

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Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 994.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 994.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
NIMBUS 2 DEB	SSO	2024-07-14 23:00:01	0.0001685661	699.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

The first soviet navigation system called Tsiklon consisted of Zaliv satellites in low earth orbit.

COSMOS 994 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 25’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on March 15, 1978, 3:57 p.m. from 132/2.

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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 25

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 15, 1978, 3:57 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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