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COSMOS 44, 876

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 44, 876 is a payload satellite owned by VNIIEM (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 28 Aug 1964 UTC via a VOSTOK 8A92M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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.

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Identifier

876, 1964-053A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Vsesoyuzniy nauchno-issledovatel'skiy institute elektromekhaniki (RU)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Defense Weather

Bus & Motor

METEOR, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,250 kg wet, ~1,250 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1964-08-28 (61 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VOSTOK 8A92M

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 2.3 m

Radar Cross Section

5.718 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 COSMOS 44
1 00876U 64053A   25243.05394214  .00000367  00000-0  82375-4 0  9998
2 00876  65.0597 102.9081 0131459   8.9571 351.3830 14.65450978246159

Epoch: 2025-08-31T01:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T01:17:40.6Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

104.0095°

Altitude

585.973 km

Speed

7.617 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 51m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

04:25:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

766.884 km

Perigee altitude

581.466 km

Semi-major axis

7,052.312 km

Eccentricity

0.01315

Inclination

65.0597°

RAAN

102.9081°

Arg. of periapsis

8.9571°

True anomaly

351.15357°

Mean anomaly

351.383°

Eccentric anomaly

351.26866°

Mean motion

3.66476 °/min

Orbital period

98.23 mins

BSTAR

0.000082375

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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1964 (1964-08-28 UTC)

SL-3 R/B, 877

SL-3 DEB, 21126

COSMOS 44 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.
7 mins	2025-08-31 16:10:22.882Z	189.378° SSW	2025-08-31 16:13:22.882Z	124.861° SE	38.467°	2025-08-31 16:17:22.882Z	42.018° NE
4 mins	2025-08-31 17:53:22.882Z	289.909° WNW	2025-08-31 17:55:22.882Z	323.877° NNW	17.029°	2025-08-31 17:57:22.882Z	353.302° N
8 mins	2025-09-01 00:45:22.882Z	348.653° N	2025-09-01 00:48:22.882Z	40.999° NE	33.886°	2025-09-01 00:53:22.882Z	123.773° SE
6 mins	2025-09-01 02:27:22.882Z	285.693° WNW	2025-09-01 02:29:22.882Z	253.652° W	22.77°	2025-09-01 02:33:22.882Z	197.977° SSW