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Cosmos 1062

Cosmos 1062 was launched on December 15, 1978 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 20, 1981).

COSPAR 1978-115ANORAD 11150Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1062
Common name
Cosmos 1062
Payload designation
Tselina-OM
International designator
1978-115A
NORAD catalog number
11150
GCAT identifier
S11150
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/018

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
Tselina-OM
Owner
GRU
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Tselina-OM

Launch

Date
December 15, 1978 · 13:19 UTC
Launch record
1978-115Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
501 km
Apogee
545 km
Inclination
74.05°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
April 20, 1981
Last known active
1979
End of operations
1979

Size

Mass
434 kg
Dry mass
434 kg
Length
5.1 m
Diameter
1.20 m
Span
5.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753086 (CC0).