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Entry no.
1979-0100

Kosmos-1065 SS 3

ESO

Kosmos-1065 SS 3 (NORAD 11248) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 March 1979, after 2 months in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
11248
International designator
1978-120E
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 1065 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
22 Dec 1978Kapustin Yar
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Mar 1979UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months71 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
50.7°N to 50.7°SFinal inclination 50.7°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
PVO
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
ESO
Programme
ESO

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 50.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 50.7°N and 50.7°S.

Life in orbit

2 months

Kosmos-1065 SS 3’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 3 Mar 1979

1 entry
1979-0099THOR ABLESTAR DEB

From the same launch

1978-120
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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