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 |
| 2025 May 11 17:56 | 2025 May 09 01:47:16 | 74.0335 | 0.00173 | 23.9165 | 222.0842 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 May 10 17:56 | 2025 May 09 01:47:16 | 74.0335 | 0.00173 | 23.9165 | 222.0842 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 May 09 17:57 | 2025 May 09 01:47:16 | 74.0335 | 0.00173 | 23.9165 | 222.0842 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 May 08 17:56 | 2025 May 03 14:51:41 | 74.0341 | 0.00174 | 0.4029 | 230.2041 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 May 07 17:56 | 2025 May 03 14:51:41 | 74.0341 | 0.00174 | 0.4029 | 230.2041 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 May 06 17:57 | 2025 May 03 14:51:41 | 74.0341 | 0.00174 | 0.4029 | 230.2041 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 May 05 17:56 | 2025 May 03 14:51:41 | 74.0341 | 0.00174 | 0.4029 | 230.2041 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 May 04 17:57 | 2025 May 03 14:51:41 | 74.0341 | 0.00174 | 0.4029 | 230.2041 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 May 03 17:57 | 2025 May 03 14:51:41 | 74.0341 | 0.00174 | 0.4029 | 230.2041 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 May 01 17:56 | 2025 Apr 22 05:27:47 | 74.0347 | 0.00175 | 1.4185 | 247.0415 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 Apr 30 17:56 | 2025 Apr 22 05:27:47 | 74.0347 | 0.00175 | 1.4185 | 247.0415 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 Apr 29 17:57 | 2025 Apr 22 05:27:47 | 74.0347 | 0.00175 | 1.4185 | 247.0415 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 Apr 27 17:56 | 2025 Apr 22 05:27:47 | 74.0347 | 0.00175 | 1.4185 | 247.0415 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 Apr 26 17:57 | 2025 Apr 22 05:27:47 | 74.0347 | 0.00175 | 1.4185 | 247.0415 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 Apr 25 17:56 | 2025 Apr 22 05:27:47 | 74.0347 | 0.00175 | 1.4185 | 247.0415 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 Apr 24 17:56 | 2025 Apr 22 05:27:47 | 74.0347 | 0.00175 | 1.4185 | 247.0415 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 Apr 23 17:57 | 2025 Apr 22 05:27:47 | 74.0347 | 0.00175 | 1.4185 | 247.0415 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 Apr 22 17:56 | 2025 Apr 22 05:27:47 | 74.0347 | 0.00175 | 1.4185 | 247.0415 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 Apr 21 17:57 | 2025 Apr 15 21:53:18 | 74.0344 | 0.00176 | 1.9815 | 256.3396 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 Apr 20 17:56 | 2025 Apr 15 21:53:18 | 74.0344 | 0.00176 | 1.9815 | 256.3396 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 Apr 19 17:56 | 2025 Apr 15 21:53:18 | 74.0344 | 0.00176 | 1.9815 | 256.3396 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 Apr 18 17:57 | 2025 Apr 15 21:53:18 | 74.0344 | 0.00176 | 1.9815 | 256.3396 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 Apr 17 17:56 | 2025 Apr 15 21:53:18 | 74.0344 | 0.00176 | 1.9815 | 256.3396 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 Apr 16 17:57 | 2025 Apr 15 21:53:18 | 74.0344 | 0.00176 | 1.9815 | 256.3396 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 Apr 15 17:56 | 2025 Apr 10 19:18:45 | 74.0337 | 0.00176 | 2.4369 | 263.8176 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |
| 2025 Apr 14 17:56 | 2025 Apr 10 19:18:45 | 74.0337 | 0.00176 | 2.4369 | 263.8176 | 290.1571 | 12.53492 | – |