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Cosmos 1092

Cosmos 1092 was launched on April 11, 1979 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

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Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1092
Common name
Cosmos 1092
Payload designation
Tsikada
International designator
1979-030A
NORAD catalog number
11326
GCAT identifier
S11326
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/025

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Civil government
Program
Tsikada
Owner
NPO PM
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Omsk Aviation Plant
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F643

Launch

Date
April 11, 1979 · 21:51 UTC
Launch record
1979-030Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
966 km
Apogee
1,007 km
Inclination
82.95°
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 Q12753101 (CC0).