Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 951 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17519
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
83.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 951 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: COSMOS 951 DEB
International designator: 1977-087D
Object number (NORAD): 37236
Object ID (CCSDS): 37236
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.334 minutes
Inclination: 82.9718 deg
SMA: 7341.382 km
Apoapsis: 988.469 km
Periapsis: 938.026 km
RAAN: 10.4106 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00343549
Argument of periapsis: 41.6079 deg
Mean anomaly: 345.2862 deg
Mean motion: 13.80180835 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000939 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00088319829 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 7:18 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 951 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 37236U 77087D 25242.30479712 .00000939 00000-0 88320-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 37236 82.9718 10.4106 0034355 41.6079 345.2862 13.80180835406026
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 951 DEB.
Associated space launch
The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.
COSMOS 951 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 81’, on board a Soyuz U space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 13, 1977, 3:10 p.m. from 43/3 (43L).
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Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 81
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 13, 1977, 3:10 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Soyuz U
Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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