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Cosmos 1055

Cosmos 1055 was launched on December 5, 1978 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1978-109ENORAD 11132Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1055
Common name
Cosmos 1055
Payload designation
Strela-1M Blok 21 No. 5
International designator
1978-109E
NORAD catalog number
11132
GCAT identifier
S11132
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/018

Mission

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

Launch

Date
December 5, 1978 · 18:12 UTC
Launch record
1978-109Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,464 km
Apogee
1,490 km
Inclination
74.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1981
End of operations
1981

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 Q13566475 (CC0).