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Cosmos 1043

Cosmos 1043 was launched on October 10, 1978 aboard a Vostok 8A92M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 27, 1998).

COSPAR 1978-094ANORAD 11055Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1043
Common name
Cosmos 1043
Payload designation
Ikar No. 9L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 9L:P,11F619 No. 510-52-109:RA
International designator
1978-094A
NORAD catalog number
11055
GCAT identifier
S11055
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/017

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
October 10, 1978 · 19:44 UTC
Launch record
1978-094Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
530 km
Apogee
545 km
Inclination
81.19°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
February 27, 1998
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 Q12753076 (CC0).