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Entry no.
1980-0261
COSMOS 1189
COSMOS 1189 (NORAD 11863) landed on 10 July 1980, after 14 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11863
International designator
1980-054A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
26 Jun 1980Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
10 Jul 1980UTC 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
1980-054
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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