COSMOS 876

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 876 at a glance.

Uptime

17909

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.4

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 876.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 876

International designator: 1976-118F

Object number (NORAD): 9593

Object ID (CCSDS): 9593

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 116.005 minutes

Inclination: 74.0295 deg

SMA: 7879.129 km

Apoapsis: 1537.75 km

Periapsis: 1464.237 km

RAAN: 231.4401 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00466504

Argument of periapsis: 65.0457 deg

Mean anomaly: 8.141 deg

Mean motion: 12.41324852 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000013 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00020917223 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 19, 2025, 2:08 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 18, 2025, 8:19 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 876

TLE line 1: 1 09593U 76118F 25352.84662713 .00000013 00000-0 20917-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 09593 74.0295 231.4401 0046650 65.0457 8.1410 12.41324852221829

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 876.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 876.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2025-11-20 12:04:00 0.001115302 153.0 (m) DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2024-09-24 22:29:25 0.0006863105 556.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellites

COSMOS 876 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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