Orbital elements of COSMOS 979
| Launched | 9 January 1978 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 10586 |
| 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 |
| 2026 May 25 17:57 | 2026 May 21 15:05:28 | 74.0309 | 0.00169 | 14.2517 | 8.1992 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 24 17:57 | 2026 May 21 15:05:28 | 74.0309 | 0.00169 | 14.2517 | 8.1992 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 23 17:58 | 2026 May 21 15:05:28 | 74.0309 | 0.00169 | 14.2517 | 8.1992 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 22 17:57 | 2026 May 21 15:05:28 | 74.0309 | 0.00169 | 14.2517 | 8.1992 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 21 17:57 | 2026 May 21 15:05:28 | 74.0309 | 0.00169 | 14.2517 | 8.1992 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 20 17:57 | 2026 May 16 11:41:01 | 74.0311 | 0.00169 | 14.7102 | 16.1177 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 19 17:58 | 2026 May 16 11:41:01 | 74.0311 | 0.00169 | 14.7102 | 16.1177 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 18 17:57 | 2026 May 16 11:41:01 | 74.0311 | 0.00169 | 14.7102 | 16.1177 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 17 17:57 | 2026 May 16 11:41:01 | 74.0311 | 0.00169 | 14.7102 | 16.1177 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 16 17:56 | 2026 May 16 11:41:01 | 74.0311 | 0.00169 | 14.7102 | 16.1177 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 15 17:57 | 2026 May 10 10:26:21 | 74.0314 | 0.00168 | 15.2497 | 25.4953 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 14 17:58 | 2026 May 10 10:26:21 | 74.0314 | 0.00168 | 15.2497 | 25.4953 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 13 17:58 | 2026 May 10 10:26:21 | 74.0314 | 0.00168 | 15.2497 | 25.4953 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 12 17:58 | 2026 May 10 10:26:21 | 74.0314 | 0.00168 | 15.2497 | 25.4953 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 11 17:56 | 2026 May 10 10:26:21 | 74.0314 | 0.00168 | 15.2497 | 25.4953 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 10 17:57 | 2026 May 10 10:26:21 | 74.0314 | 0.00168 | 15.2497 | 25.4953 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 09 17:57 | 2026 May 05 13:17:29 | 74.0314 | 0.00167 | 15.6849 | 33.0907 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 08 17:57 | 2026 May 05 13:17:29 | 74.0314 | 0.00167 | 15.6849 | 33.0907 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 07 17:58 | 2026 May 05 13:17:29 | 74.0314 | 0.00167 | 15.6849 | 33.0907 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 06 17:57 | 2026 May 05 13:17:29 | 74.0314 | 0.00167 | 15.6849 | 33.0907 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 05 17:57 | 2026 May 05 13:17:29 | 74.0314 | 0.00167 | 15.6849 | 33.0907 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 04 17:57 | 2026 Apr 30 14:32:35 | 74.0308 | 0.00167 | 16.1260 | 40.8203 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 03 17:57 | 2026 Apr 30 14:32:35 | 74.0308 | 0.00167 | 16.1260 | 40.8203 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 02 17:57 | 2026 Apr 30 14:32:35 | 74.0308 | 0.00167 | 16.1260 | 40.8203 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 May 01 17:56 | 2026 Apr 30 14:32:35 | 74.0308 | 0.00167 | 16.1260 | 40.8203 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 Apr 30 17:56 | 2026 Apr 30 14:32:35 | 74.0308 | 0.00167 | 16.1260 | 40.8203 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 Apr 29 17:57 | 2026 Apr 24 13:18:36 | 74.0302 | 0.00166 | 16.6656 | 50.2618 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |
| 2026 Apr 28 17:56 | 2026 Apr 24 13:18:36 | 74.0302 | 0.00166 | 16.6656 | 50.2618 | 159.3376 | 12.53500 | – |