COSMOS 778

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 778 at a glance.

Uptime

18144

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.7

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

83.0

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 778.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 778

International designator: 1975-103A

Object number (NORAD): 8419

Object ID (CCSDS): 8419

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.741 minutes

Inclination: 82.9735 deg

SMA: 7360.478 km

Apoapsis: 999.549 km

Periapsis: 965.137 km

RAAN: 187.7869 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0023376

Argument of periapsis: 95.8663 deg

Mean anomaly: 282.9249 deg

Mean motion: 13.74813316 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000053 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000038971 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 7, 2025, 10:50 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 778

TLE line 1: 1 08419U 75103A 25188.95192160 .00000053 00000-0 38971-4 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 08419 82.9735 187.7869 0023376 95.8663 282.9249 13.74813316491290

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 778.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 778.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 883 LEO 2025-02-11 04:59:10 0.007153692 95.0 (m) PAYLOAD
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2024-07-20 01:18:43 0.001323061 148.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

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

COSMOS 778 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 52’, on board a Voskhod space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 4, 1975, 3:19 p.m. from 43/3 (43L).

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Launch to space Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 52
Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 52

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 4, 1975, 3:19 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Voskhod

Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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