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Entry no.
1978-0185

COSMOS 1002

COSMOS 1002 (NORAD 10785) landed on 19 April 1978, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
10785
International designator
1978-037A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
6 Apr 1978Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
19 Apr 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-2M
Programme
Zenit-2M

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

Also ended on 19 Apr 1978

1 entry
1978-0184THORAD DELTA 1 R/B(1)

From the same launch

1978-037
1978-0159SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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