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NORAD 10010

COSMOS 909

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 117 minutes, on an orbit tilted 65.9° from the equator, between 994 and 2,124 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About COSMOS 909

COSMOS 909 is a satellite from Russia (or the former Soviet Union), launched on May 19, 1977 from Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex.

It circles Earth every 117 minutes (12.3 times a day), between 989 and 2,106 km up, on an orbit tilted 65.9° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 66° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Kosmos 909 · artificial satellite

Built by
Pivdenne Design Office

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 13 days its lowest point went from 990 km to 989 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
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From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.