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Cosmos 1064

Cosmos 1064 was launched on December 20, 1978 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 12, 1989).

COSPAR 1978-119ANORAD 11161Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1064
Common name
Cosmos 1064
Payload designation
Parus
Other names
Tsiklon-B [No. 16]:JP
International designator
1978-119A
NORAD catalog number
11161
GCAT identifier
S11161
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/018

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
Parus
Owner
VMF
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Omsk Aviation Plant
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F627

Launch

Date
December 20, 1978 · 20:43 UTC
Launch record
1978-119Failure · 0.4
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
422 km
Apogee
960 km
Inclination
82.95°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
November 12, 1989
Last known active
January 1979
End of operations
January 1979

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.10 m
Span
17.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753087 (CC0).