COSMOS 1066

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1066 at a glance.

Uptime

16997

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

81.2

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1066.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1066

International designator: 1978-121A

Object number (NORAD): 11165

Object ID (CCSDS): 11165

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.981 minutes

Inclination: 81.2357 deg

SMA: 7230.556 km

Apoapsis: 888.136 km

Periapsis: 816.706 km

RAAN: 234.4898 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0049395

Argument of periapsis: 1.2743 deg

Mean anomaly: 358.8545 deg

Mean motion: 14.12034232 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000007 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.000003052 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 10:56 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 2:45 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1066

TLE line 1: 1 11165U 78121A 25186.61517272 .00000007 00000-0 -30520-5 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 11165 81.2357 234.4898 0049395 1.2743 358.8545 14.12034232912694

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1066.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1066.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-06-21 06:01:42 0.0005088106 719.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-06-05 20:54:03 0.0008083211 384.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-02-28 20:48:19 0.000403112 822.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2024-10-21 14:15:07 0.0001323895 124.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Astrophysics (not confirmed) satellite

COSMOS 1066 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Astrofizika’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 23, 1978, 8:39 a.m. from 43/3 (43L).

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Launch to space Vostok 8A92M | Astrofizika
Vostok 8A92M | Astrofizika

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 23, 1978, 8:39 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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