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Cosmos 1115

Cosmos 1115 was launched on July 13, 1979 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Jul 26, 1979).

COSPAR 1979-066ANORAD 11451Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1115
Common name
Cosmos 1115
Payload designation
Fram No. 12L
Other names
Zenit-4MKT No. 12L:P,11F635 No. 760-47-062:RA
International designator
1979-066A
NORAD catalog number
11451
GCAT identifier
S11451
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
July 13, 1979 · 08:25 UTC
Launch record
1979-066Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
213 km
Apogee
227 km
Inclination
81.36°
Status
Landed
Status date
July 26, 1979
Last known active
Jul 26, 1979
End of operations
Jul 26, 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 Q12753114 (CC0).