Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1041 at a glance.
Uptime
17242
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 1041.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1041
International designator: 1978-091H
Object number (NORAD): 11050
Object ID (CCSDS): 11050
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.819 minutes
Inclination: 74.0333 deg
SMA: 7870.684 km
Apoapsis: 1508.208 km
Periapsis: 1476.889 km
RAAN: 143.2498 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00198959
Argument of periapsis: 202.3849 deg
Mean anomaly: 264.3516 deg
Mean motion: 12.43323291 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000016 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000002093929 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 18, 2025, 2:19 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 17, 2025, 6:46 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1041
TLE line 1: 1 11050U 78091H 25351.78234877 -.00000016 00000-0 -20939-5 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 11050 74.0333 143.2498 0019896 202.3849 264.3516 12.43323291142533
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1041.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Military communications satellites
COSMOS 1041 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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