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Entry no.
1978-0223
COSMOS 1004
COSMOS 1004 (NORAD 10846) landed on 18 May 1978, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
10846
International designator
1978-043A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
5 May 1978Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
18 May 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-2M
Programme
Zenit-2M
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysAlso ended on 18 May 1978
1 entryFrom the same launch
1978-043
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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