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Entry no.
1979-0130

COSMOS 1080

COSMOS 1080 (NORAD 11294) landed on 28 March 1979, after 14 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
11294
International designator
1979-023A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Mar 1979Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
28 Mar 1979UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.

Life in orbit

14 days

Also ended on 28 Mar 1979

1 entry
1979-0131COSMOS 1080 DEB

From the same launch

1979-023
1979-0119SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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