COSMOS 968

Launch Details
Launched 15 December 1977
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 10520
COSPAR ID 1977-119A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 74.029°
Eccentricity 0.00167
RA ascending node 13.033 hr
Argument perigee 127.330°
Mean anomaly 232.938°
Orbital period 100.209 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Nov 2025, 10:32

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 763.6 km
Mean Altitude 775.6 km
Peak Altitude 787.5 km

Orbital History

Drag the graphs below left or right to change the time range, or use your scroll wheel to zoom in or out.

Launched alongside

SL-8 R/B SL-8 DEB SL-8 DEB SL-8 DEB

Share

South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
Timezone:

34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

Color scheme


© Dominic Ford 2011–2025.

For more information including contact details, click here.
Our privacy policy is here.
Last updated: 03 Nov 2025, 19:24 UTC
Website designed by .

Site hosted by