COSMOS 887

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 887 at a glance.

Uptime

17724

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.9

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 887.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 887

International designator: 1976-128A

Object number (NORAD): 9637

Object ID (CCSDS): 9637

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.616 minutes

Inclination: 82.9393 deg

SMA: 7354.592 km

Apoapsis: 1010.32 km

Periapsis: 942.595 km

RAAN: 57.4994 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0046043

Argument of periapsis: 130.8322 deg

Mean anomaly: 282.7939 deg

Mean motion: 13.76464 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000061 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000045982 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 3:30 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 887

TLE line 1: 1 09637U 76128A 25187.64648150 .00000061 00000-0 45982-4 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 09637 82.9393 57.4994 0046043 130.8322 282.7939 13.76464000436155

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 887.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 887.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
SL-12 DEB LEO 2024-12-24 13:28:55 0.0009669178 175.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-12-24 11:47:50 0.001512397 148.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-06-20 07:26:32 0.0004314156 756.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 970 DEB LEO 2024-06-19 17:49:03 0.0001895947 624.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

COSMOS 887 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Molniya-M | Molniya-3 17L’, on board a Molniya-M space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 28, 1976, 6:38 a.m. from 43/4 (43R).

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Launch to space Molniya-M | Molniya-3 17L
Molniya-M | Molniya-3 17L

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 28, 1976, 6:38 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Molniya-M

Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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