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Entry no.
1978-0379

COSMOS 1029

COSMOS 1029 (NORAD 11012) landed on 8 September 1978, after 10 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
11012
International designator
1978-082A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
29 Aug 1978Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
8 Sep 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 days10 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,400 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-4MK
Programme
Zenit-4MKM

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 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.

Life in orbit

10 days

From the same launch

1978-082
1978-0374SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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