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Entry no.
1979-0470

COSMOS 1138

COSMOS 1138 (NORAD 11548) landed on 12 October 1979, after 14 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
11548
International designator
1979-085A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
28 Sep 1979Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
12 Oct 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
2,655 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-6
Programme
Zenit-6

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 12 Oct 1979

1 entry
1979-0469OGO 6

From the same launch

1979-085
1979-0458SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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