Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1040 at a glance.
Uptime
17080
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 1040.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1040
International designator: 1978-091G
Object number (NORAD): 11049
Object ID (CCSDS): 11049
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 116.047 minutes
Inclination: 74.0355 deg
SMA: 7881.033 km
Apoapsis: 1527.122 km
Periapsis: 1478.673 km
RAAN: 97.7879 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0030738
Argument of periapsis: 220.2931 deg
Mean anomaly: 207.2379 deg
Mean motion: 12.40875093 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000022 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000050689 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 9:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1040
TLE line 1: 1 11049U 78091G 25189.88542747 -.00000022 00000-0 -50689-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 11049 74.0355 97.7879 0030738 220.2931 207.2379 12.40875093118243
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1040.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Military communications satellites
COSMOS 1040 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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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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