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1979-0521

COSMOS 1142

COSMOS 1142 (NORAD 11592) landed on 4 November 1979, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
11592
International designator
1979-092A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
22 Oct 1979Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
4 Nov 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
2,655 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

13 days

Also ended on 4 Nov 1979

1 entry
1979-0520DELTA 1 DEB

From the same launch

1979-092
1979-0509SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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