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Entry no.
1979-0139
COSMOS 1074
COSMOS 1074 (NORAD 11259) landed on 2 April 1979, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11259
International designator
1979-008A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
31 Jan 1979Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
2 Apr 1979UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 1 Apr 1979
Time in orbit
2 months61 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
51.7°N to 51.7°SFinal inclination 51.7°
Mass
2,850 kg
Operator
NPO Energiya
Built by
NPO Energiya
Bus
7K-ST
Programme
7K-ST
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 51.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.7°N and 51.7°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsCOSMOS 1074’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Apr 1979
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1979-008
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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