Official name COSMOS 970 DEB
Alternative name Cosmos-970 fragmentation debris
Cospar ID 1977-121BS
Norad ID 18998
Launch date 1977-12-21
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Tsiklon-2
RCS size SMALL
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 104.62
Inclination (deg) 65.82
Perigee (km) 887
Apogee (km) 1066
Eccentricity 0.0916538658474142
Mean motion (revs. per day) 13.7640986427069
Semi-Major axis (km) 7354.635
Raan (deg) 156.3991
Arg of perigee (deg) 144.2721