Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1011 at a glance.
Uptime
17272
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 1011.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1011
International designator: 1978-053A
Object number (NORAD): 10917
Object ID (CCSDS): 10917
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.69 minutes
Inclination: 82.9157 deg
SMA: 7358.047 km
Apoapsis: 1007.453 km
Periapsis: 952.37 km
RAAN: 291.009 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00374302
Argument of periapsis: 40.7794 deg
Mean anomaly: 19.2487 deg
Mean motion: 13.75494811 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000087 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000073961144 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:13 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1011
TLE line 1: 1 10917U 78053A 25247.17637870 .00000087 00000-0 73961-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 10917 82.9157 291.0090 0037430 40.7794 19.2487 13.75494811372614
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1011.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1011.
Associated space launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
COSMOS 1011 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 6’, on board a Soyuz U space rocket.
The launch took place on May 23, 1978, 7:30 a.m. from 43/4 (43R).
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 6
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 23, 1978, 7:30 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Soyuz U
Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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