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Entry no.
1978-0440

COSMOS 1044

COSMOS 1044 (NORAD 11065) landed on 30 October 1978, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
11065
International designator
1978-097A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
17 Oct 1978Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
30 Oct 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-2M
Programme
Zenit-2M

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

13 days

From the same launch

1978-097
1978-0433SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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