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Entry no.
1979-0626
COSMOS 1147
COSMOS 1147 (NORAD 11638) landed on 26 December 1979, after 14 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11638
International designator
1979-102A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
12 Dec 1979Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
26 Dec 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 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
14 daysFrom the same launch
1979-102
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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