COSMOS 1066 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1066 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

16939

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

81.2

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1066 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: COSMOS 1066 DEB

International designator: 1978-121D

Object number (NORAD): 45656

Object ID (CCSDS): 45656

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.614 minutes

Inclination: 81.2311 deg

SMA: 7165.795 km

Apoapsis: 814.465 km

Periapsis: 760.856 km

RAAN: 277.2151 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0037406

Argument of periapsis: 138.5072 deg

Mean anomaly: 221.8961 deg

Mean motion: 14.31219247 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000727 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0027252 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 7, 2025, 3:24 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1066 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 45656U 78121D 25127.14175687 .00007270 00000-0 27252-2 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 45656 81.2311 277.2151 0037406 138.5072 221.8961 14.31219247260837

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Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1066 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1066 DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB	SSO	2025-03-11 01:26:19	0.000145014	87.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2024-10-12 21:59:30	0.000152899	36.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-09-26 17:29:53	0.0001018467	976.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Astrophysics (not confirmed) satellite

COSMOS 1066 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Astrofizika’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 23, 1978, 8:39 a.m. from 43/3 (43L).

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Vostok 8A92M | Astrofizika

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 23, 1978, 8:39 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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