Official name COSMOS 970 DEB
Alternative name Cosmos-970 fragmentation debris
Cospar ID 1977-121AR
Norad ID 12863
Launch date 1977-12-21
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Tsiklon-2
RCS size SMALL
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 105.25
Inclination (deg) 65.78
Perigee (km) 952
Apogee (km) 1060
Eccentricity 0.0536779324055666
Mean motion (revs. per day) 13.6817102137767
Semi-Major axis (km) 7384.135
Raan (deg) 343.0548
Arg of perigee (deg) 265.1503