COSMOS 623

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 623 at a glance.

Uptime

18775

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 623.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 623

International designator: 1973-104G

Object number (NORAD): 6991

Object ID (CCSDS): 6991

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 114.563 minutes

Inclination: 74.0278 deg

SMA: 7813.697 km

Apoapsis: 1484.901 km

Periapsis: 1386.222 km

RAAN: 174.7405 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0063145

Argument of periapsis: 327.5598 deg

Mean anomaly: 184.3774 deg

Mean motion: 12.56949764 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000012 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00017137 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 13, 2025, 6:58 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 13, 2025, 1:04 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 623

TLE line 1: 1 06991U 73104G 25133.54446699 .00000012 00000-0 17137-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 06991 74.0278 174.7405 0063145 327.5598 184.3774 12.56949764358453

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 623.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 623.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2024-12-28 07:46:36 0.0002053772 95.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2499 DEB LEO 2024-10-07 14:50:31 0.0001225526 759.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellites

COSMOS 623 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 57-64’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 19, 1973, 9:43 a.m. from 132/2.

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 57-64
Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 57-64

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 19, 1973, 9:43 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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