COSMOS 651

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 651 at a glance.

Uptime

18680

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.9

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

65.0

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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: 64.9699 deg

SMA: 7296.031 km

Apoapsis: 947.407 km

Periapsis: 888.385 km

RAAN: 146.8566 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0040448

Argument of periapsis: 198.9001 deg

Mean anomaly: 161.0565 deg

Mean motion: 13.93069323 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000068 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000017513 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 7:07 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 651

TLE line 1: 1 07291U 74029A 25186.29668416 -.00000068 00000-0 17513-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 07291 64.9699 146.8566 0040448 198.9001 161.0565 13.93069323602391

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
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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