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Entry no.
1979-0589

Kosmos-1112 SS 15

ESO

Kosmos-1112 SS 15 (NORAD 11617) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 December 1979, after 4 months in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
11617
International designator
1979-063S
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 1112 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
6 Jul 1979Kapustin Yar
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Dec 1979UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 months152 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
50.7°N to 50.7°SFinal inclination 50.7°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
PVO
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
ESO
Programme
ESO

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 50.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 50.7°N and 50.7°S.

Life in orbit

4 months

Also ended on 5 Dec 1979

5 entries
1979-0586MOLNIYA 1-241979-0590Kosmos-1112 SS 211979-0585SL-6 R/B(2)1979-0587SL-6 R/B(2)1979-0588COSMOS 1111 DEB

From the same launch

1979-063
1979-0313Kosmos-1112 SS 11979-0364Kosmos-1112 SS 21979-0446Kosmos-1112 SS 31979-0490Kosmos-1112 SS 41979-0495Kosmos-1112 SS 51979-0513Kosmos-1112 SS 121979-0525Kosmos-1112 SS 61979-0526Kosmos-1112 SS 71979-0532Kosmos-1112 SS 81979-0533Kosmos-1112 SS 91979-0543Kosmos-1112 SS 141979-0564Kosmos-1112 SS 16
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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