COSMOS 651

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 651 at a glance.

Uptime

18740

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.9

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

65.0

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 651.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 651

International designator: 1974-029A

Object number (NORAD): 7291

Object ID (CCSDS): 7291

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.369 minutes

Inclination: 64.974 deg

SMA: 7296.021 km

Apoapsis: 943.3 km

Periapsis: 892.472 km

RAAN: 350.5884 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00348332

Argument of periapsis: 180.7817 deg

Mean anomaly: 179.3199 deg

Mean motion: 13.93072243 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000036 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000041836143 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 3:58 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 651

TLE line 1: 1 07291U 74029A 25245.66589947 -.00000036 00000-0 41836-4 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 07291 64.9740 350.5884 0034833 180.7817 179.3199 13.93072243610669

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 651.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 651.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2025-08-07 13:57:35 0.0009351035 185.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-04-23 06:44:55 0.0001192742 461.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-01-20 07:15:09 0.0001081634 391.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2024-09-01 02:32:40 0.0001953834 391.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-06-20 00:25:11 0.0009973012 43.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.

COSMOS 651 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 25’, on board a Soyuz U space rocket.

The launch took place on May 15, 1974, 8:30 a.m. from 31/6.

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Launch to space Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 25
Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 25

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: May 15, 1974, 8:30 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Soyuz U

Launch pad: 31/6

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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