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Cosmos 1108

Cosmos 1108 was launched on June 22, 1979 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Jul 5, 1979).

COSPAR 1979-056ANORAD 11413Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1108
Common name
Cosmos 1108
Payload designation
Fram No. 9L
Other names
Zenit-4MKT No. 9L:P,11F635 No. 780-55-049:RA
International designator
1979-056A
NORAD catalog number
11413
GCAT identifier
S11413
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 22, 1979 · 07:00 UTC
Launch record
1979-056Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
209 km
Apogee
227 km
Inclination
81.33°
Status
Landed
Status date
July 5, 1979
Last known active
Jul 5, 1979
End of operations
Jul 5, 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 Q12753111 (CC0).