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Cosmos 1099

Cosmos 1099 was launched on May 17, 1979 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (May 30, 1979).

COSPAR 1979-041ANORAD 11360Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1099
Common name
Cosmos 1099
Payload designation
Fram No. 8L
Other names
Zenit-4MKT No. 8L:P,11F635 No. 780-55-048:RA
International designator
1979-041A
NORAD catalog number
11360
GCAT identifier
S11360
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/027

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
Fram
Owner
Priroda
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Fram

Launch

Date
May 17, 1979 · 07:10 UTC
Launch record
1979-041Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
208 km
Apogee
233 km
Inclination
81.35°
Status
Landed
Status date
May 30, 1979
Last known active
May 30, 1979
End of operations
May 30, 1979

Size

Mass
2,455 kg
Dry mass
2,455 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,100 kg
Length
6.0 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
6.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753108 (CC0).