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Entry no.
1978-0417
COSMOS 1033
COSMOS 1033 (NORAD 11039) landed on 16 October 1978, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11039
International designator
1978-089A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
3 Oct 1978Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
16 Oct 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
81.4°N to 81.4°SFinal inclination 81.4°
Mass
2,455 kg
Operator
Priroda
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Fram
Programme
Fram
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 81.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.4°N and 81.4°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysFrom the same launch
1978-089
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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