COSMOS 1066

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1066 at a glance.

Uptime

17100

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

81.2

Latest

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: 101.979 minutes

Inclination: 81.235 deg

SMA: 7230.488 km

Apoapsis: 888.836 km

Periapsis: 815.87 km

RAAN: 133.9504 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00504573

Argument of periapsis: 68.1734 deg

Mean anomaly: 292.4794 deg

Mean motion: 14.12054105 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000002 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.000008348511 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 6:34 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 16, 2025, 12:03 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1066

TLE line 1: 1 11165U 78121A 25289.50241464 -.00000002 00000-0 -83485-5 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 11165 81.2350 133.9504 0050457 68.1734 292.4794 14.12054105926939

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
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
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-02-28 20:48:19 0.000403112 822.0 (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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