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Cosmos 1106

Cosmos 1106 was launched on June 12, 1979 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Jun 25, 1979).

COSPAR 1979-054ANORAD 11399Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1106
Common name
Cosmos 1106
Payload designation
Gektor-Priroda No. 103L
Other names
Zenit-2M NKh No. 103L:P,11F690 No. 760-47-153:RA
International designator
1979-054A
NORAD catalog number
11399
GCAT identifier
S11399
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
June 12, 1979 · 07:00 UTC
Launch record
1979-054Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
212 km
Apogee
233 km
Inclination
81.36°
Status
Landed
Status date
June 25, 1979
Last known active
Jun 25, 1979
End of operations
Jun 25, 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 Q609240 (CC0).