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1978-0458

COSMOS 1046

COSMOS 1046 (NORAD 11098) landed on 13 November 1978, after 12 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
11098
International designator
1978-102A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
1 Nov 1978Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
13 Nov 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
VTS SA
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-4MT
Programme
Orion

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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.

Life in orbit

12 days

Also ended on 13 Nov 1978

1 entry
1978-0457DELTA 1 DEB

From the same launch

1978-102
1978-0449SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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