COSMOS 1015

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1015 at a glance.

Uptime

17198

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.4

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1015.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1015

International designator: 1978-056C

Object number (NORAD): 10932

Object ID (CCSDS): 10932

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 115.866 minutes

Inclination: 74.0278 deg

SMA: 7872.851 km

Apoapsis: 1516.405 km

Periapsis: 1473.027 km

RAAN: 7.3181 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0027549

Argument of periapsis: 285.7395 deg

Mean anomaly: 182.2566 deg

Mean motion: 12.42809969 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000002 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000098485 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 7, 2025, 9:11 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1015

TLE line 1: 1 10932U 78056C 25188.88328041 -.00000002 00000-0 98485-4 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 10932 74.0278 7.3181 0027549 285.7395 182.2566 12.42809969136012

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1015.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1015.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2025-01-15 02:10:22 0.0001136161 66.0 (m) DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB MEO 2024-08-19 00:23:39 0.0003739935 264.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellites

COSMOS 1015 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 145-152’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on June 7, 1978, 10 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 145-152
Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 145-152

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 7, 1978, 10 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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