COSMOS 979

10586
Spacetrack Directory Number
1978-01-10
Orbit launches
1460.9 km
Average height
25681.74 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information COSMOS 979

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 979
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Orbit launches 1978-01-10 (48 years ago)
Days in orbit 17801
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia)
Perigee 1437 km
Apogee 1463 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 74.03°
Laps per day 13
Height COSMOS 979 1460.9 km

Additional information COSMOS 979

COSMOS 979, 10586 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS RVSN (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 10 Jan 1978 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite COSMOS 979 Date of exalting 10.01.1978y. Average height of ISS COSMOS 979 hundred 1460.9 km. Average velocity COSMOS 979 is 25681.74 km/h. Inclination COSMOS 979 satellite 74.03°.

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Update time: 2026-10-06 19:40:20
Average height of ISS COSMOS 979 is: 1460.9km
Average velocity COSMOS 979 is: 25681.74km/h
Average orbit height COSMOS 979 is: 74.03°
COSMOS 979 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1978-01-10
COSMOS 979 is from 17801 days Days in orbit.