Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 791 at a glance.
Uptime
18174
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.6
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 791.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 791
International designator: 1976-008A
Object number (NORAD): 8607
Object ID (CCSDS): 8607
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 114.737 minutes
Inclination: 74.0541 deg
SMA: 7821.616 km
Apoapsis: 1486.291 km
Periapsis: 1400.671 km
RAAN: 80.0751 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0054733
Argument of periapsis: 212.2977 deg
Mean anomaly: 299.8552 deg
Mean motion: 12.55041377 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000005 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012902809 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 31, 2025, 3 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 30, 2025, 7:17 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 791
TLE line 1: 1 08607U 76008A 25303.80400067 .00000005 00000-0 12903-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 08607 74.0541 80.0751 0054733 212.2977 299.8552 12.55041377279538
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 791.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Military communications satellites
COSMOS 791 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 105-112’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 28, 1976, 10:39 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 105-112
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 28, 1976, 10:39 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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