COSMOS 1066

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1066 at a glance.

Uptime

17157

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: 101.978 minutes

Inclination: 81.2381 deg

SMA: 7230.431 km

Apoapsis: 887.528 km

Periapsis: 817.065 km

RAAN: 78.4717 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00487261

Argument of periapsis: 266.6489 deg

Mean anomaly: 92.9108 deg

Mean motion: 14.12070704 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000066 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000029199705 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:13 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1066

TLE line 1: 1 11165U 78121A 25346.25943897 .00000066 00000-0 29200-4 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 11165 81.2381 78.4717 0048726 266.6489 92.9108 14.12070704934945

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
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-11-08 15:44:16	0.0003651854	134.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-10-06 04:11:45	0.0002160704	183.0 (m)	DEBRIS
THOR ABLESTAR DEB	LEO	2025-09-04 06:10:02	0.0001519134	788.0 (m)	DEBRIS
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

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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