Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 1478 at a glance.
Uptime
15343
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
74.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1478.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 1478
International designator: 1983-069F
Object number (NORAD): 14176
Object ID (CCSDS): 14176
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.361 minutes
Inclination: 74.025 deg
SMA: 7849.93 km
Apoapsis: 1481.505 km
Periapsis: 1462.085 km
RAAN: 135.8263 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0012369
Argument of periapsis: 320.7684 deg
Mean anomaly: 96.2435 deg
Mean motion: 12.48257223 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000027 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000074987 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 10:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1478
TLE line 1: 1 14176U 83069F 25188.92452260 -.00000027 00000-0 -74987-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 14176 74.0250 135.8263 0012369 320.7684 96.2435 12.48257223914186
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1478.
Associated space launch
Military communications satellites
COSMOS 1478 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 265-272’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on July 6, 1983, 12:31 a.m. from 132/2.
For more information about the launch, click the button.
Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 265-272
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 6, 1983, 12:31 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/2
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
...
Latest news about this satellite
There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.
Newsletter sign-up
Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.
