COSMOS 1023

Satellite information

Favourite Embed

Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1023 at a glance.

Uptime

17342

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.1

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1023.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1023

International designator: 1978-063A

Object number (NORAD): 10961

Object ID (CCSDS): 10961

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.172 minutes

Inclination: 74.0769 deg

SMA: 7144.818 km

Apoapsis: 779.132 km

Periapsis: 754.235 km

RAAN: 71.4874 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00174234

Argument of periapsis: 276.5407 deg

Mean anomaly: 83.3764 deg

Mean motion: 14.37526862 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000317 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00011451747 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:27 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1023

TLE line 1: 1 10961U 78063A 25346.26878670 .00000317 00000-0 11452-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 10961 74.0769 71.4874 0017423 276.5407 83.3764 14.37526862486071

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1023.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1023.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-10-06 20:32:53 0.0001229842 162.0 (m) DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB SSO 2025-07-10 22:19:06 0.0001775792 354.0 (m) DEBRIS
SCOUT X-4 DEB LEO 2025-04-22 03:48:37 0.0002999219 365.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-04-21 08:27:21 0.0001541561 759.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-04-08 09:19:11 0.0002397236 691.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

COSMOS 1023 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 18’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on June 21, 1978, 9:27 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 18
Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 18

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 21, 1978, 9:27 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

...

Latest news about this satellite

There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.


Newsletter sign-up

Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.