COSMOS 871

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 871 at a glance.

Uptime

17859

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: 114.671 minutes

Inclination: 74.0344 deg

SMA: 7818.586 km

Apoapsis: 1464.262 km

Periapsis: 1416.64 km

RAAN: 19.8319 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00304549

Argument of periapsis: 331.0757 deg

Mean anomaly: 146.2406 deg

Mean motion: 12.55770969 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.0000001 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000036605977 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, 10:07 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 871

TLE line 1: 1 09588U 76118A 25302.92188954 -.00000010 00000-0 36606-4 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 09588 74.0344 19.8319 0030455 331.0757 146.2406 12.55770969241357

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 871.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

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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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 121-128
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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