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Entry no.
1979-0110

COSMOS 1079

COSMOS 1079 (NORAD 11283) landed on 11 March 1979, after 12 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
11283
International designator
1979-019A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
27 Feb 1979Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
11 Mar 1979UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
67.1°N to 67.1°SFinal inclination 67.1°
Mass
2,886 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Yantar'-2K
Programme
Feniks

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 67.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 67.1°N and 67.1°S.

Life in orbit

12 days

From the same launch

1979-019
1979-0097SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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