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Cosmos 1072

Cosmos 1072 was launched on January 16, 1979 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1979-003ANORAD 11238Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1072
Common name
Cosmos 1072
Payload designation
Parus
Other names
Tsiklon-B [No. 17]:JP
International designator
1979-003A
NORAD catalog number
11238
GCAT identifier
S11238
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/020

Mission

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

Launch

Date
January 16, 1979 · 17:37 UTC
Launch record
1979-003Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
959 km
Apogee
1,015 km
Inclination
82.94°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1981
End of operations
1981

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 Q12753093 (CC0).