Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 10, 1978, 19:44
- Launch designation
- 1978-094
- Mission
- Tselina-D
- Flight name
- Kosmos-1043
- Vehicle flight ID
- 76038 -310
- Year
- Launches in 1978
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 683 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.8 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos-1043 | 1978-094ANORAD 11055 | Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe Upravleniye | Signals intelligence | 1,750 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Feb 27, 1998 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.