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Cosmos 1045

Cosmos 1045 was launched on October 26, 1978 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1978-100ANORAD 11084Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1045
Common name
Cosmos 1045
Payload designation
Meteor-2 GVM
Other names
:C,:RC,11F632 GVM No. 138-2511-101:RA
International designator
1978-100A
NORAD catalog number
11084
GCAT identifier
S11084
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/017

Mission

Mission type
Meteorology
Use
Civil government
Program
Meteor-2
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
All-Union Electromechanical Scientific Research Institute
Platform (bus)
Meteor-2

Launch

Date
October 26, 1978 · 07:00 UTC
Launch record
1978-100Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,685 km
Apogee
1,706 km
Inclination
82.54°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
October 1978
End of operations
October 1978

Size

Mass
1,500 kg
Dry mass
1,500 kg
Length
4.5 m
Diameter
1.40 m
Span
4.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907271 (CC0).