COSMOS 773

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 773 at a glance.

Uptime

18233

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.1

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 773.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 773

International designator: 1975-094A

Object number (NORAD): 8343

Object ID (CCSDS): 8343

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.29 minutes

Inclination: 74.0563 deg

SMA: 7150.442 km

Apoapsis: 779.594 km

Periapsis: 765.021 km

RAAN: 168.1928 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00101904

Argument of periapsis: 52.7166 deg

Mean anomaly: 307.4915 deg

Mean motion: 14.35831278 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000028 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00010556609 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 9:47 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 773

TLE line 1: 1 08343U 75094A 25242.90820086 .00000280 00000-0 10557-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 08343 74.0563 168.1928 0010190 52.7166 307.4915 14.35831278610703

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 773.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 773.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-03-23 07:40:11	0.001053461	302.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-03-11 02:11:37	0.0002432995	345.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-4 DEB	SSO	2025-02-10 11:49:01	0.0001233348	389.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-01-16 12:02:40	0.0001012972	936.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-12-24 10:42:42	0.0001716925	498.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

COSMOS 773 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 10’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 30, 1975, 6:37 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 10

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 30, 1975, 6:37 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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