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Cosmos 1048

Cosmos 1048 was launched on November 16, 1978 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1978-105ANORAD 11111Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1048
Common name
Cosmos 1048
Payload designation
Strela-2M No. [29?]
International designator
1978-105A
NORAD catalog number
11111
GCAT identifier
S11111
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/018

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-2M
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-2M

Launch

Date
November 16, 1978 · 21:45 UTC
Launch record
1978-105Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
773 km
Apogee
801 km
Inclination
74.03°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1980
End of operations
1980

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
3.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13566473 (CC0).