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Entry no.
1978-0513
COSMOS 1060
COSMOS 1060 (NORAD 11139) landed on 21 December 1978, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11139
International designator
1978-111A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
8 Dec 1978Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
21 Dec 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-2M
Programme
Zenit-2M
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 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysAlso ended on 21 Dec 1978
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1978-111
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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