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Cosmos 1102

Cosmos 1102 was launched on May 25, 1979 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Jun 7, 1979).

COSPAR 1979-043ANORAD 11368Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1102
Common name
Cosmos 1102
Payload designation
Gektor-Priroda No. 102L
Other names
Zenit-2M NKh No. 102L:P,11F690 No. 760-47-152:RA
International designator
1979-043A
NORAD catalog number
11368
GCAT identifier
S11368
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/027

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
Gektor-Priroda
Owner
Priroda
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Zenit-2M

Launch

Date
May 25, 1979 · 07:00 UTC
Launch record
1979-043Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
208 km
Apogee
254 km
Inclination
81.34°
Status
Landed
Status date
June 7, 1979
Last known active
Jun 7, 1979
End of operations
Jun 7, 1979

Size

Mass
2,200 kg
Dry mass
2,200 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,030 kg
Length
6.5 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
6.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13566485 (CC0).