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Cosmos 1010

Cosmos 1010 was launched on May 23, 1978 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Jun 5, 1978).

COSPAR 1978-052ANORAD 10915Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1010
Common name
Cosmos 1010
Payload designation
Fram No. 6L
Other names
Zenit-4MKT No. 6L:P,11F635 No. 770-25-046:RA
International designator
1978-052A
NORAD catalog number
10915
GCAT identifier
S10915
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/013

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
Fram
Owner
Priroda
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Fram

Launch

Date
May 23, 1978 · 07:30 UTC
Launch record
1978-052Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
212 km
Apogee
223 km
Inclination
81.37°
Status
Landed
Status date
June 5, 1978
Last known active
Jun 5, 1978
End of operations
Jun 5, 1978

Size

Mass
2,455 kg
Dry mass
2,455 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,100 kg
Length
6.0 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
6.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907259 (CC0).