COSMOS 468

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 468 at a glance.

Uptime

19721

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

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 468.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 468

International designator: 1971-114A

Object number (NORAD): 5705

Object ID (CCSDS): 5705

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.232 minutes

Inclination: 74.0176 deg

SMA: 7147.682 km

Apoapsis: 780.808 km

Periapsis: 758.285 km

RAAN: 225.7867 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00157555

Argument of periapsis: 316.6568 deg

Mean anomaly: 43.3345 deg

Mean motion: 14.3666318 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000264 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000098666526 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 4 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 468

TLE line 1: 1 05705U 71114A 25346.16690006 .00000264 00000-0 98667-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 05705 74.0176 225.7867 0015756 316.6568 43.3345 14.36663180824352

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 468.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 468.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-09-03 14:30:31	0.002013686	120.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-06-16 17:46:34	0.000639778	715.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2025-05-21 04:15:02	0.0003446535	815.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB	LEO	2025-04-14 16:28:31	0.0002966218	944.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-04-09 01:40:05	0.0007417947	348.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

COSMOS 468 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 49’, on board a Kosmos 11K63 space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 17, 1971, 10:39 a.m. from 133/3 (133L).

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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 49

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 17, 1971, 10:39 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos 11K63

Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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