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Cosmos 1004

Cosmos 1004 was launched on May 5, 1978 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (May 18, 1978).

COSPAR 1978-043ANORAD 10846Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1004
Common name
Cosmos 1004
Payload designation
Gektor No. 88L
Other names
Zenit-2M No. 88L:P,11F690 No. 780-18-108:RA
International designator
1978-043A
NORAD catalog number
10846
GCAT identifier
S10846
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/013

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Zenit-2M
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Zenit-2M

Launch

Date
May 5, 1978 · 15:30 UTC
Launch record
1978-043Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
204 km
Apogee
287 km
Inclination
62.81°
Status
Landed
Status date
May 18, 1978
Last known active
May 18, 1978
End of operations
May 18, 1978

Size

Mass
2,200 kg
Dry mass
2,200 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,030 kg
Length
6.5 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
6.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907261 (CC0).