COSMOS 970 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 970 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

17367

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.6

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

65.5

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 970 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: COSMOS 970 DEB

International designator: 1977-121AK

Object number (NORAD): 10888

Object ID (CCSDS): 10888

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 105.703 minutes

Inclination: 65.514 deg

SMA: 7405.434 km

Apoapsis: 1108.939 km

Periapsis: 945.659 km

RAAN: 152.7117 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0110243

Argument of periapsis: 50.5081 deg

Mean anomaly: 96.5875 deg

Mean motion: 13.62313334 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000132 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00026274 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 8, 2025, 5:26 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 8, 2025, 7:05 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 970 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 10888U 77121AK 25189.29542208 .00000132 00000-0 26274-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 10888 65.5140 152.7117 0110243 50.5081 96.5875 13.62313334358377

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 970 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 970 DEB.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
THOR ABLESTAR DEB LEO 2025-05-20 02:10:40 0.0001014673 358.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation ASAT satellite

COSMOS 970 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 8’, on board a Tsiklon-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 21, 1977, 10:35 a.m. from 90.

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Launch to space Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 8
Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 8

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 21, 1977, 10:35 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Tsiklon-2

Launch pad: 90

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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