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Entry no.
1979-0397
COSMOS 1120
COSMOS 1120 (NORAD 11485) landed on 24 August 1979, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11485
International designator
1979-073A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
11 Aug 1979Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
24 Aug 1979UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
70.4°N to 70.4°SFinal inclination 70.4°
Mass
2,400 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-4MK
Programme
Zenit-4MKM
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 70.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.4°N and 70.4°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysAlso ended on 24 Aug 1979
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1979-073
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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