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Cosmos 1100

Cosmos 1100 was launched on May 22, 1979 aboard a Proton-K from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: deorbited (May 23, 1979).

COSPAR 1979-042ANORAD 11362Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1100
Common name
Cosmos 1100
Payload designation
TKS VA No. 0102A
International designator
1979-042A
NORAD catalog number
11362
GCAT identifier
S11362
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/027

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Defense
Program
TKS VA
Owner
ZIKh
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)
Platform (bus)
TKS VA

Launch

Date
May 22, 1979 · 23:00 UTC
Launch record
1979-042Success
Rocket
Proton-K
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC81/24

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
193 km
Apogee
222 km
Inclination
51.58°
Status
Deorbited
Status date
May 23, 1979
Last known active
May 23, 1979
End of operations
May 23, 1979

Size

Mass
3,800 kg
Dry mass
3,800 kg
Total mass with attached objects
4,250 kg
Length
5.9 m
Diameter
2.80 m
Span
5.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753107 (CC0).