COSMOS 1072

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1072 at a glance.

Uptime

17133

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.7

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.9

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1072.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1072

International designator: 1979-003A

Object number (NORAD): 11238

Object ID (CCSDS): 11238

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.776 minutes

Inclination: 82.9407 deg

SMA: 7362.079 km

Apoapsis: 1012.162 km

Periapsis: 955.726 km

RAAN: 344.131 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00383289

Argument of periapsis: 127.295 deg

Mean anomaly: 247.4432 deg

Mean motion: 13.74364831 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000075 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000062931351 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, 6:32 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1072

TLE line 1: 1 11238U 79003A 25346.27239831 .00000075 00000-0 62931-4 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 11238 82.9407 344.1310 0038329 127.2950 247.4432 13.74364831351706

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Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1072.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1072.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-10-21 23:05:48	0.0001032745	458.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

COSMOS 1072 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Parus 17’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Jan. 16, 1979, 5:37 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Kosmos-3M | Parus 17

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Jan. 16, 1979, 5:37 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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