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Entry no.
1978-0226

COSMOS 1009

COSMOS 1009 (NORAD 10904) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 19 May 1978, after 0 days in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
10904
International designator
1978-050A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
19 May 1978Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
19 May 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
0 days0 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
65.9°N to 65.9°SFinal inclination 65.9°
Mass
1,400 kg
Operator
PKO
Built by
Kometa
Bus
IS
Programme
IS 5V91AT

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 65.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.9°N and 65.9°S.

Life in orbit

0 days

Also ended on 19 May 1978

1 entry
1978-0225SL-8 DEB *

From the same launch

1978-050
1978-0249SL-11 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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