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Entry no.
1978-0504

COSMOS 1050

COSMOS 1050 (NORAD 11121) landed on 12 December 1978, after 14 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
11121
International designator
1978-108A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
28 Nov 1978Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
12 Dec 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,655 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-6
Programme
Zenit-6

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

14 days

Also ended on 12 Dec 1978

6 entries
1978-0498ARIEL 4 (UK-4)1978-0499EXPLORER 51 (AE-C)1978-0500DELTA 1 R/B(1)1978-0503DELTA 1 R/B(1)1978-0501SALYUT 6 DEB1978-0502SALYUT 6 DEB

From the same launch

1978-108
1978-0488SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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