Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 797 at a glance.
Uptime
18220
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.4
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 797.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 797
International designator: 1976-008G
Object number (NORAD): 8613
Object ID (CCSDS): 8613
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 116.065 minutes
Inclination: 74.0558 deg
SMA: 7881.833 km
Apoapsis: 1529.604 km
Periapsis: 1477.792 km
RAAN: 303.742 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0032868
Argument of periapsis: 277.3716 deg
Mean anomaly: 140.0095 deg
Mean motion: 12.40686056 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000021 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000043330503 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 16, 2025, 2:19 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 15, 2025, 10:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 797
TLE line 1: 1 08613U 76008G 25349.93963204 -.00000021 00000-0 -43331-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 08613 74.0558 303.7420 0032868 277.3716 140.0095 12.40686056259281
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 797.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Military communications satellites
COSMOS 797 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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