COSMOS 2068

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 2068 at a glance.

Uptime

12879

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.6

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 2068.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 2068

International designator: 1990-029E

Object number (NORAD): 20553

Object ID (CCSDS): 20553

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 114.625 minutes

Inclination: 73.98 deg

SMA: 7816.527 km

Apoapsis: 1462.577 km

Periapsis: 1414.207 km

RAAN: 167.5771 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0030941

Argument of periapsis: 13.3161 deg

Mean anomaly: 49.1732 deg

Mean motion: 12.56267142 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000023 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.000042227 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 10, 2025, 3:09 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 9, 2025, 10:16 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 2068

TLE line 1: 1 20553U 90029E 25190.92821091 -.00000023 00000-0 -42227-4 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 20553 73.9800 167.5771 0030941 13.3161 49.1732 12.56267142616993

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 2068.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Military communications satellites

COSMOS 2068 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 345-352’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on April 6, 1990, 3:13 a.m. from 133/3 (133L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 345-352
Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 345-352

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 6, 1990, 3:13 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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