COSMOS 783

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 783 at a glance.

Uptime

18278

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

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 783.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 783

International designator: 1975-112A

Object number (NORAD): 8458

Object ID (CCSDS): 8458

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.439 minutes

Inclination: 74.0594 deg

SMA: 7157.503 km

Apoapsis: 787.143 km

Periapsis: 771.593 km

RAAN: 344.3919 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00108628

Argument of periapsis: 104.5385 deg

Mean anomaly: 255.6972 deg

Mean motion: 14.33707221 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000255 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0001010393 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:09 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 783

TLE line 1: 1 08458U 75112A 25346.29824258 .00000255 00000-0 10104-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 08458 74.0594 344.3919 0010863 104.5385 255.6972 14.33707221613403

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 783.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 783.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-09-30 14:08:12	0.0001071212	513.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-09-10 00:55:00	0.0002456801	504.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-09-05 23:30:39	0.0006229577	119.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-06-10 20:24:03	0.00010406	977.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2025-05-24 16:09:35	0.0001892225	262.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

COSMOS 783 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 11’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 28, 1975, 12:10 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 11

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 28, 1975, 12:10 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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