CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1978-0310
COSMOS 1026
COSMOS 1026 (NORAD 10977) landed on 6 July 1978, after 4 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
10977
International designator
1978-069A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
2 Jul 1978Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
6 Jul 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 days4 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
51.8°N to 51.8°SFinal inclination 51.8°
Mass
2,886 kg
Operator
TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
13KS Energiya
Programme
Energiya
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 51.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.8°N and 51.8°S.
Life in orbit
4 daysAlso ended on 6 Jul 1978
1 entryFrom the same launch
1978-069
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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