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Entry no.
1978-0405
Kapsula Kosmosa-1032
Nauka 25KS No. 2L
Kapsula Kosmosa-1032 (NORAD 11038) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 October 1978, after 14 days in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
11038
International designator
1978-088D
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 1032 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
19 Sep 1978Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Oct 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 81.3°
Mass
630 kg
Operator
TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Nauka
Programme
Nauka 25KS
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 81.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.
Life in orbit
14 daysFrom the same launch
1978-088
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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