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Cosmos 1000

Cosmos 1000 was launched on March 31, 1978 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1978-034ANORAD 10776Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1000
Common name
Cosmos 1000
Payload designation
Tsikada
International designator
1978-034A
NORAD catalog number
10776
GCAT identifier
S10776
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/009

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Civil government
Program
Tsikada
Owner
NPO PM
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F643

Launch

Date
March 31, 1978 · 14:01 UTC
Launch record
1978-034Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
962 km
Apogee
1,011 km
Inclination
82.95°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1980
End of operations
1980

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.10 m
Span
17.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3400121 (CC0).