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Cosmos 1105

Cosmos 1105 was launched on June 8, 1979 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Jun 21, 1979).

COSPAR 1979-052ANORAD 11394Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1105
Common name
Cosmos 1105
Payload designation
Fram No. 10L
Other names
Zenit-4MKT No. 10L:P,11F635 No. 780-47-060:RA
International designator
1979-052A
NORAD catalog number
11394
GCAT identifier
S11394
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
June 8, 1979 · 07:10 UTC
Launch record
1979-052Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
208 km
Apogee
231 km
Inclination
81.35°
Status
Landed
Status date
June 21, 1979
Last known active
Jun 21, 1979
End of operations
Jun 21, 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 Q12907289 (CC0).