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COSMOS 617

retiredleo

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Identification

NORAD / COSPAR: 6985 / 1973-104A
Constellation: UNCLASSIFIED
Object type: PAYLOAD
Country / owner: Russia (CIS)
Operator: Various

Launch

Launch date: 19 Dec 1973
Launch site: N/A
Launch vehicle: N/A
Decay date: In orbit

Orbital parameters

Period: 113.97 min
Inclination: 74.03°
Apoapsis: 1484 km
Periapsis: 1333 km
Mean altitude: 1408 km
Semi-major axis: 7779 km
Eccentricity: 0.00967

Live state

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

TrackingLive tracker

TLE epoch: 10/22/2026, 8:28:02 PM
Source: Space-Track

1  6985U 73104A   26295.85280605 -.00000034  00000-0 -90843-4 0  9998
2  6985  74.0294 224.5959 0096734 235.3953 181.5075 12.63533767437353