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Cosmos 1005

Cosmos 1005 was launched on May 12, 1978 aboard a Vostok 8A92M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 15, 2000).

COSPAR 1978-045ANORAD 10860Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1005
Common name
Cosmos 1005
Payload designation
Ikar No. 8L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 8L:P,11F619 No. 450-52-108:RA
International designator
1978-045A
NORAD catalog number
10860
GCAT identifier
S10860
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/013

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
Tselina-D
Owner
GRU
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Tselina-D

Launch

Date
May 12, 1978 · 04:07 UTC
Launch record
1978-045Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
536 km
Apogee
548 km
Inclination
81.22°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
June 15, 2000
Last known active
1980
End of operations
1980

Size

Mass
1,750 kg
Dry mass
1,750 kg
Length
3.2 m
Diameter
1.30 m
Span
13.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753051 (CC0).