Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1024 at a glance.
Uptime
16941
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
62.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1024.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1024
International designator: 1978-066A
Object number (NORAD): 10970
Object ID (CCSDS): 10970
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Decay date: Nov. 14, 2024
Period: 715.923 minutes
Inclination: 62.0408 deg
SMA: 26509.676 km
Apoapsis: 39999.73 km
Periapsis: 263.353 km
RAAN: 87.7377 deg
Eccentricy: 0.7494693
Argument of periapsis: 43.7694 deg
Mean anomaly: 355.7129 deg
Mean motion: 2.01138923 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005246 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0026325 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Feb. 11, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Feb. 11, 2024, 10:44 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1024
TLE line 1: 1 10970U 78066A 24042.44752319 .00005246 00000-0 26325-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 10970 62.0408 87.7377 7494693 43.7694 355.7129 2.01138923334217
Live tracking on map
Satellite COSMOS 1024 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite COSMOS 1024 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
Associated space launch
Early warning satellite
COSMOS 1024 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Molniya-M | US-K 9’, on board a Molniya-M space rocket.
The launch took place on June 28, 1978, 2:58 a.m. from 43/3 (43L).
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Molniya-M | US-K 9
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 28, 1978, 2:58 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Molniya-M
Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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