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Cosmos 1123

Cosmos 1123 was launched on August 21, 1979 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Sep 3, 1979).

COSPAR 1979-076ANORAD 11496Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1123
Common name
Cosmos 1123
Payload designation
Fram No. 11L
Other names
Zenit-4MKT No. 11L:P,11F635 No. 760-47-061:RA
International designator
1979-076A
NORAD catalog number
11496
GCAT identifier
S11496
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
August 21, 1979 · 11:10 UTC
Launch record
1979-076Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
214 km
Apogee
236 km
Inclination
81.37°
Status
Landed
Status date
September 3, 1979
Last known active
Sep 3, 1979
End of operations
Sep 3, 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 Q12907295 (CC0).