COSMOS 996

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 996 at a glance.

Uptime

17378

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

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 996.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 996

International designator: 1978-031A

Object number (NORAD): 10744

Object ID (CCSDS): 10744

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.597 minutes

Inclination: 82.923 deg

SMA: 7353.718 km

Apoapsis: 1002.852 km

Periapsis: 948.313 km

RAAN: 273.6636 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00370829

Argument of periapsis: 2.263 deg

Mean anomaly: 56.8575 deg

Mean motion: 13.7670961 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000075 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00006105927 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

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

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 25, 2025, 12:01 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 996

TLE line 1: 1 10744U 78031A 25298.00123206 .00000075 00000-0 61059-4 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 10744 82.9230 273.6636 0037083 2.2630 56.8575 13.76709610389500

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 996.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 996.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-09-10 17:04:57	0.0001052961	378.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1226	LEO	2025-08-26 09:50:12	0.001340814	54.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-12-05 19:48:03	0.002726796	136.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

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

COSMOS 996 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Parus 14’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on March 28, 1978, 1:30 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Kosmos-3M | Parus 14

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 28, 1978, 1:30 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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