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COSMOS 996
Launch Details
Launched | 27 March 1978 |
Flight ended | – |
Status | Unknown |
Launch site | Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia |
Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
NORAD ID | 10744 |
COSPAR ID | 1978-031A |
Observing |
Current orbital elements
Inclination | 82.927° |
Eccentricity | 0.00383 |
RA ascending node | 21.886 hr |
Argument perigee | 116.263° |
Mean anomaly | 356.102° |
Orbital period | 104.605 min |
Epoch of osculation | 16 Apr 2024, 03:14 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 954.9 km |
Mean Altitude | 983.1 km |
Peak Altitude | 1011.2 km |
Orbital History
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Launched alongside
SL-8 R/B