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Entry no.
1979-0039

COSMOS 1071

COSMOS 1071 (NORAD 11233) landed on 26 January 1979, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
11233
International designator
1979-002A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
13 Jan 1979Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
26 Jan 1979UTC 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
2,400 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-4MK
Programme
Zenit-4MKM

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

Also ended on 26 Jan 1979

2 entries
1979-0037SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1979-0038DELTA 1 DEB

From the same launch

1979-002
1979-0026SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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