Key statistics
Satellite COSMOS 871 at a glance.
Uptime
17909
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
74.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 871.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COSMOS 871
International designator: 1976-118A
Object number (NORAD): 9588
Object ID (CCSDS): 9588
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 114.67 minutes
Inclination: 74.0318 deg
SMA: 7818.58 km
Apoapsis: 1464.572 km
Periapsis: 1416.318 km
RAAN: 313.3968 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00308588
Argument of periapsis: 257.422 deg
Mean anomaly: 176.7866 deg
Mean motion: 12.55772398 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000026 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000056159347 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 18, 2025, 8:02 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 18, 2025, 9:08 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 871
TLE line 1: 1 09588U 76118A 25352.38063988 -.00000026 00000-0 -56159-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 09588 74.0318 313.3968 0030859 257.4220 176.7866 12.55772398247569
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 871.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Military communications satellites
COSMOS 871 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 121-128’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 7, 1976, 10:23 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 121-128
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 7, 1976, 10:23 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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