COSMOS 1024 DEB, 26975

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1024 DEB, 26975 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Wed, 28 Jun 1978 UTC launched from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

26975, 1978-066F

Orbit

HEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Main Directorate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RU)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1978-06-28 (48 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 months ago

TLE from 9 months ago

0 COSMOS 1024 DEB
1 26975U 78066F   25257.94102217  .00000138  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 26975  65.4674  96.6522 6281946 343.4588   3.0392  2.05701639211974

Epoch: 2025-09-14T22:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T22:35:04.315Z)

Latitude

-0.0005°

Longitude

123.74291°

Altitude

3,505.792 km

Speed

8.087 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 26m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

14:37:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,142.74 km

Perigee altitude

3,331.692 km

Semi-major axis

26,115.353 km

Eccentricity

0.62819

Inclination

65.4674°

RAAN

96.6522°

Arg. of periapsis

343.4588°

True anomaly

16.914°

Mean anomaly

3.0392°

Eccentric anomaly

8.12815°

Mean motion

0.51428 °/min

Orbital period

700.01 mins

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COSMOS 1024 DEB Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
242 mins	2026-06-04 04:47:32.074Z	124.024° SE	2026-06-04 04:58:32.074Z	128.822° SE	39.162°	2026-06-04 08:49:32.074Z	192.615° SSW
364 mins	2026-06-04 22:43:32.074Z	256.781° W	2026-06-04 23:12:32.074Z	336.311° NNW	39.814°	2026-06-05 04:47:32.074Z	128.433° SE

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COSMOS 1024 DEB, 26975

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 months ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T22:35:04.315Z)

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Other satellites on launch #66 in the year 1978 (1978-06-28 UTC)

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