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Entry no.
1979-0486
COSMOS 1139
COSMOS 1139 (NORAD 11564) landed on 18 October 1979, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11564
International designator
1979-088A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
5 Oct 1979Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
18 Oct 1979UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysAlso ended on 18 Oct 1979
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1979-088
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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