COSMOS 794

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 794 at a glance.

Uptime

18173

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.5

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.1

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 794.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 794

International designator: 1976-008D

Object number (NORAD): 8610

Object ID (CCSDS): 8610

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 115.37 minutes

Inclination: 74.0584 deg

SMA: 7850.365 km

Apoapsis: 1493.697 km

Periapsis: 1450.763 km

RAAN: 31.8583 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00273456

Argument of periapsis: 244.1883 deg

Mean anomaly: 235.2748 deg

Mean motion: 12.48153468 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000012 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000023239815 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 30, 2025, 3:32 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 29, 2025, 10:48 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 794

TLE line 1: 1 08610U 76008D 25302.95022287 -.00000012 00000-0 23240-4 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 08610 74.0584 31.8583 0027346 244.1883 235.2748 12.48153468266967

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 794.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 794.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 1852 LEO 2025-10-06 20:42:43 0.0001219334 260.0 (m) PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1794 LEO 2025-08-01 23:35:48 0.003006981 41.0 (m) PAYLOAD
DELTA 1 DEB MEO 2024-05-30 08:38:33 0.0001400438 378.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellites

COSMOS 794 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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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 105-112
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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