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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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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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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