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COSMOS 996

retiredleo

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Identification

NORAD / COSPAR: 10744 / 1978-031A
Constellation: UNCLASSIFIED
Object type: PAYLOAD
Country / owner: Russia (CIS)
Operator: Various

Launch

Launch date: 28 Mar 1978
Launch site: N/A
Launch vehicle: N/A
Decay date: In orbit

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.59 min
Inclination: 82.93°
Apoapsis: 1004 km
Periapsis: 947 km
Mean altitude: 975 km
Semi-major axis: 7346 km
Eccentricity: 0.00382

Live state

Latitude: —
Longitude: —
Altitude: —
Velocity: —
Footprint area: —

TrackingLive tracker

TLE epoch: 10/24/2026, 4:17:43 AM
Source: Space-Track

1 10744U 78031A   26297.17898071  .00000056  00000-0  40893-4 0  9991
2 10744  82.9302   2.5017 0038174  62.5707 326.5960 13.76745116439612