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Entry no.
1978-0383
COSMOS 1029 DEB
COSMOS 1029 DEB (NORAD 11018) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 September 1978 over the Indian Ocean.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
11018
International designator
1978-082C
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
29 Aug 1978Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Sep 1978UTC calendar day
Time since launch
13 days13 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 3.0°N, 46.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 11 Sep 1978
1 entryFrom the same launch
1978-082
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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