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Entry no.
1978-0290
COSMOS 1022
COSMOS 1022 (NORAD 10944) landed on 25 June 1978, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
10944
International designator
1978-059A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
12 Jun 1978Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
25 Jun 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
Mass
2,400 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-4MK
Programme
Zenit-4MKM
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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysAlso ended on 25 Jun 1978
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1978-059
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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