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Cosmos 1028

Cosmos 1028 was launched on August 5, 1978 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Sep 4, 1978).

COSPAR 1978-076ANORAD 10995Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1028
Common name
Cosmos 1028
Payload designation
Feniks No. 8L? (925)
Other names
11F624 No. 770-25-925:RA
International designator
1978-076A
NORAD catalog number
10995
GCAT identifier
S10995
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/015

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Feniks
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Yantar'-2K

Launch

Date
August 5, 1978 · 15:00 UTC
Launch record
1978-076Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
162 km
Apogee
303 km
Inclination
67.14°
Status
Landed
Status date
September 4, 1978
Last known active
Sep 4, 1978
End of operations
Sep 4, 1978

Size

Mass
2,886 kg
Dry mass
2,886 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,600 kg
Length
6.3 m
Diameter
2.70 m
Span
6.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753068 (CC0).