Orbital elements of COSMOS 872
| Launched | 6 December 1976 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 9589 |
| 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 Mar 13 18:57 | 2026 Mar 10 12:20:04 | 74.0275 | 0.00416 | 6.5254 | 359.9291 | 110.0158 | 12.58109 | – |
| 2026 Mar 12 18:57 | 2026 Mar 10 12:20:04 | 74.0275 | 0.00416 | 6.5254 | 359.9291 | 110.0158 | 12.58109 | – |
| 2026 Mar 11 18:56 | 2026 Mar 10 12:20:04 | 74.0275 | 0.00416 | 6.5254 | 359.9291 | 110.0158 | 12.58109 | – |
| 2026 Mar 10 18:56 | 2026 Mar 10 12:20:04 | 74.0275 | 0.00416 | 6.5254 | 359.9291 | 110.0158 | 12.58109 | – |
| 2026 Mar 09 18:56 | 2026 Mar 04 13:00:50 | 74.0281 | 0.00415 | 7.0626 | 9.0833 | 110.0158 | 12.58109 | – |
| 2026 Mar 08 18:57 | 2026 Mar 04 13:00:50 | 74.0281 | 0.00415 | 7.0626 | 9.0833 | 110.0158 | 12.58109 | – |
| 2026 Mar 07 18:57 | 2026 Mar 04 13:00:50 | 74.0281 | 0.00415 | 7.0626 | 9.0833 | 110.0158 | 12.58109 | – |
| 2026 Mar 06 18:56 | 2026 Mar 04 13:00:50 | 74.0281 | 0.00415 | 7.0626 | 9.0833 | 110.0158 | 12.58109 | – |
| 2026 Mar 05 18:56 | 2026 Mar 04 13:00:50 | 74.0281 | 0.00415 | 7.0626 | 9.0833 | 110.0158 | 12.58109 | – |
| 2026 Mar 04 18:57 | 2026 Mar 04 13:00:50 | 74.0281 | 0.00415 | 7.0626 | 9.0833 | 110.0158 | 12.58109 | – |
| 2026 Mar 03 18:56 | 2026 Feb 26 13:53:29 | 74.0291 | 0.00414 | 7.5990 | 18.2577 | 110.0158 | 12.58109 | – |
| 2026 Mar 02 18:57 | 2026 Feb 26 13:53:29 | 74.0291 | 0.00414 | 7.5990 | 18.2577 | 110.0158 | 12.58109 | – |
| 2026 Mar 01 18:57 | 2026 Feb 26 13:53:29 | 74.0291 | 0.00414 | 7.5990 | 18.2577 | 110.0158 | 12.58109 | – |
| 2026 Feb 28 18:56 | 2026 Feb 26 13:53:29 | 74.0291 | 0.00414 | 7.5990 | 18.2577 | 110.0158 | 12.58109 | – |
| 2026 Feb 27 19:05 | 2026 Feb 26 13:53:29 | 74.0291 | 0.00414 | 7.5990 | 18.2577 | 110.0158 | 12.58109 | – |
| 2026 Feb 26 20:45 | 2026 Feb 26 13:53:29 | 74.0291 | 0.00414 | 7.5990 | 18.2577 | 110.0158 | 12.58109 | – |