COSMOS 1041

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1041 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 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: 74.037 deg

SMA: 7870.697 km

Apoapsis: 1507.865 km

Periapsis: 1477.26 km

RAAN: 355.8605 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0019442

Argument of periapsis: 80.9907 deg

Mean anomaly: 290.9049 deg

Mean motion: 12.43320039 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000012 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000021518 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, 5:19 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1041

TLE line 1: 1 11050U 78091H 25189.72191973 -.00000012 00000-0 21518-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 11050 74.0370 355.8605 0019442 80.9907 290.9049 12.43320039122392

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1041.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated 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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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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