Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1066 at a glance.
Uptime
16938
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: 81.235 deg
SMA: 7230.582 km
Apoapsis: 888.434 km
Periapsis: 816.46 km
RAAN: 291.9714 deg
Eccentricy: 0.004977
Argument of periapsis: 166.1238 deg
Mean anomaly: 194.1316 deg
Mean motion: 14.12026592 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000094 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000043872 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 7:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1066
TLE line 1: 1 11165U 78121A 25127.80180398 .00000094 00000-0 43872-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 11165 81.2350 291.9714 0049770 166.1238 194.1316 14.12026592904114
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1066.
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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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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