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Cosmos 1013

Cosmos 1013 was launched on June 7, 1978 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1978-056ANORAD 10930Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1013
Common name
Cosmos 1013
Payload designation
Strela-1M Blok 19 No. 1
International designator
1978-056A
NORAD catalog number
10930
GCAT identifier
S10930
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/014

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-1M
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-1 11F625

Launch

Date
June 7, 1978 · 22:00 UTC
Launch record
1978-056Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,478 km
Apogee
1,554 km
Inclination
74.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1980
End of operations
1980

Size

Mass
60 kg
Dry mass
60 kg
Length
0.8 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
0.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13566472 (CC0).