COSMOS 1039

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1039 at a glance.

Uptime

17079

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 1039.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1039

International designator: 1978-091F

Object number (NORAD): 11048

Object ID (CCSDS): 11048

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 116.314 minutes

Inclination: 74.0327 deg

SMA: 7893.129 km

Apoapsis: 1551.656 km

Periapsis: 1478.332 km

RAAN: 217.9386 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0046448

Argument of periapsis: 350.7506 deg

Mean anomaly: 182.0622 deg

Mean motion: 12.38023629 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000005 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00015584 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, 7:45 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1039

TLE line 1: 1 11048U 78091F 25188.82297810 .00000005 00000-0 15584-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 11048 74.0327 217.9386 0046448 350.7506 182.0622 12.38023629634917

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1039.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1039.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2025-02-12 07:44:17 0.000115744 414.0 (m) DEBRIS
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2024-07-29 19:20:30 0.0002632952 255.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellites

COSMOS 1039 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 153-160’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 4, 1978, 3:49 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 153-160
Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 153-160

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 4, 1978, 3:49 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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