Cosmos 1065

Cosmos 1065 was launched on December 22, 1978 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Kapustin Yar. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 1, 1979).

COSPAR 1978-120ANORAD 11163Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1065
Common name: Cosmos 1065
Payload designation: Taifun-2V (01)
Other names: Romb [No. 6]:JP
International designator: 1978-120A
NORAD catalog number: 11163
GCAT identifier: S11163
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/018

Mission

Mission type: Calibration
Use: Defense
Program: Taifun-2V
Owner: PVO
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus): Romb

Launch

Date: December 22, 1978 · 22:00 UTC
Launch record: 1978-120Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K65M
Spaceport: Kapustin Yar · pad LC107/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 341 km
Apogee: 535 km
Inclination: 50.68°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: August 1, 1979
Last known active: Aug 1, 1979
End of operations: Aug 1, 1979

Size

Mass: 1,045 kg
Dry mass: 925 kg
Length: 2.5 m
Diameter: 1.80 m
Span: 23.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907278 (CC0).