Orbital elements of COSMOS 978
| Launched | 9 January 1978 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 10585 |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| 2025 Dec 16 18:57 | 2025 Dec 12 02:15:42 | 74.0316 | 0.00285 | 22.1547 | 154.2747 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Dec 15 18:58 | 2025 Dec 12 02:15:42 | 74.0316 | 0.00285 | 22.1547 | 154.2747 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Dec 14 18:56 | 2025 Dec 12 02:15:42 | 74.0316 | 0.00285 | 22.1547 | 154.2747 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Dec 13 18:56 | 2025 Dec 12 02:15:42 | 74.0316 | 0.00285 | 22.1547 | 154.2747 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Dec 12 18:57 | 2025 Dec 12 02:15:42 | 74.0316 | 0.00285 | 22.1547 | 154.2747 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Dec 11 18:56 | 2025 Dec 07 07:13:29 | 74.0315 | 0.00286 | 22.5839 | 161.6508 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Dec 10 18:56 | 2025 Dec 07 07:13:29 | 74.0315 | 0.00286 | 22.5839 | 161.6508 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Dec 09 18:56 | 2025 Dec 07 07:13:29 | 74.0315 | 0.00286 | 22.5839 | 161.6508 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Dec 08 18:56 | 2025 Dec 07 07:13:29 | 74.0315 | 0.00286 | 22.5839 | 161.6508 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Dec 07 18:56 | 2025 Dec 07 07:13:29 | 74.0315 | 0.00286 | 22.5839 | 161.6508 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Dec 06 18:56 | 2025 Dec 02 11:21:10 | 74.0317 | 0.00287 | 23.0162 | 169.0258 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Dec 05 18:57 | 2025 Dec 02 11:21:10 | 74.0317 | 0.00287 | 23.0162 | 169.0258 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Dec 04 18:57 | 2025 Dec 02 11:21:10 | 74.0317 | 0.00287 | 23.0162 | 169.0258 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Dec 03 18:56 | 2025 Dec 02 11:21:10 | 74.0317 | 0.00287 | 23.0162 | 169.0258 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Dec 02 18:56 | 2025 Dec 02 11:21:10 | 74.0317 | 0.00287 | 23.0162 | 169.0258 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Nov 30 18:57 | 2025 Nov 25 10:51:31 | 74.0323 | 0.00289 | 23.6449 | 179.6843 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Nov 29 18:56 | 2025 Nov 25 10:51:31 | 74.0323 | 0.00289 | 23.6449 | 179.6843 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Nov 28 18:57 | 2025 Nov 25 10:51:31 | 74.0323 | 0.00289 | 23.6449 | 179.6843 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Nov 27 18:57 | 2025 Nov 25 10:51:31 | 74.0323 | 0.00289 | 23.6449 | 179.6843 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Nov 26 18:57 | 2025 Nov 25 10:51:31 | 74.0323 | 0.00289 | 23.6449 | 179.6843 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Nov 25 18:57 | 2025 Nov 25 10:51:31 | 74.0323 | 0.00289 | 23.6449 | 179.6843 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Nov 24 18:56 | 2025 Nov 20 06:23:05 | 74.0330 | 0.00290 | 0.1092 | 187.5152 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Nov 23 18:57 | 2025 Nov 20 06:23:05 | 74.0330 | 0.00290 | 0.1092 | 187.5152 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Nov 21 18:57 | 2025 Nov 20 06:23:05 | 74.0330 | 0.00290 | 0.1092 | 187.5152 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |
| 2025 Nov 20 18:56 | 2025 Nov 20 06:23:05 | 74.0330 | 0.00290 | 0.1092 | 187.5152 | 278.1889 | 12.55697 | – |