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Entry no.
1979-0385
COSMOS 1119
COSMOS 1119 (NORAD 11478) landed on 15 August 1979, after 12 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11478
International designator
1979-071A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
3 Aug 1979Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
15 Aug 1979UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 81.3°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
VTS SA
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-4MT
Programme
Orion
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 81.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.
Life in orbit
12 daysAlso ended on 15 Aug 1979
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1979-071
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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