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Entry no.
1980-0191
COSMOS 1178
COSMOS 1178 (NORAD 11793) landed on 22 May 1980, after 15 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11793
International designator
1980-036A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
7 May 1980Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
22 May 1980UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
15 days15 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°
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 72.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.8°N and 72.8°S.
Life in orbit
15 daysAlso ended on 22 May 1980
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1980-036
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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