COSMOS 985 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 985 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

17277

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

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 985 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: COSMOS 985 DEB

International designator: 1978-007D

Object number (NORAD): 23836

Object ID (CCSDS): 23836

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.61 minutes

Inclination: 82.9302 deg

SMA: 7260.268 km

Apoapsis: 912.19 km

Periapsis: 852.077 km

RAAN: 73.3993 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0041399

Argument of periapsis: 37.0078 deg

Mean anomaly: 117.9683 deg

Mean motion: 14.03375061 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002077 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0013092 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 6, 2025, 6:50 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 985 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 23836U 78007D 25126.28512259 .00002077 00000-0 13092-2 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 23836 82.9302 73.3993 0041399 37.0078 117.9683 14.03375061584139

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Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 985 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 985 DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
SL-3 R/B	LEO	2025-04-27 21:26:42	0.0001622275	671.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY

Associated space launch

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

COSMOS 985 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Parus 12’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Jan. 17, 1978, 3:26 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Kosmos-3M | Parus 12

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Jan. 17, 1978, 3:26 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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