COSMOS 972

Launch Details
Launched 26 December 1977
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 10539
COSPAR ID 1977-123A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 75.835°
Eccentricity 0.03026
RA ascending node 5.814 hr
Argument perigee 281.061°
Mean anomaly 75.663°
Orbital period 103.673 min
Epoch of osculation 16 Jul 2024, 04:24

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 718.1 km
Mean Altitude 939.4 km
Peak Altitude 1160.6 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

SL-14 R/B SL-14 DEB

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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