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 74.030°
Eccentricity 0.00187
RA ascending node 20.461 hr
Argument perigee 252.636°
Mean anomaly 107.275°
Orbital period 100.211 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Sep 2025, 20:54

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 762.3 km
Mean Altitude 775.7 km
Peak Altitude 789.0 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

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

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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