COSMOS 836

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 836 at a glance.

Uptime

17961

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 836.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 836

International designator: 1976-061A

Object number (NORAD): 8923

Object ID (CCSDS): 8923

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.42 minutes

Inclination: 74.0542 deg

SMA: 7156.588 km

Apoapsis: 790.382 km

Periapsis: 766.524 km

RAAN: 144.1766 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00166688

Argument of periapsis: 94.3541 deg

Mean anomaly: 265.9515 deg

Mean motion: 14.33982075 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000272 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00010639736 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 1, 2025, 2:20 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 31, 2025, 8:29 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 836

TLE line 1: 1 08923U 76061A 25243.85371208 .00000272 00000-0 10640-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 08923 74.0542 144.1766 0016669 94.3541 265.9515 14.33982075568733

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 836.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 836.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-08-04 19:16:51	0.0002020704	181.0 (m)	DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB	SSO	2025-07-26 16:42:51	0.0003954595	478.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A R/B DEB	LEO	2025-07-22 22:20:46	0.0003730222	121.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB	SSO	2025-05-04 17:20:00	0.000338984	869.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-05-01 07:47:58	0.0001608632	714.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

COSMOS 836 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 12’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on June 29, 1976, 8:12 a.m. from 132/2.

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 12

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 29, 1976, 8:12 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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