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Cosmos 1133

Cosmos 1133 was launched on September 25, 1979 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1979-084DNORAD 11541Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1133
Common name
Cosmos 1133
Payload designation
Strela-1M Blok 23 No. 4
International designator
1979-084D
NORAD catalog number
11541
GCAT identifier
S11541
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/029

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-1M
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-1 11F625

Launch

Date
September 25, 1979 · 21:00 UTC
Launch record
1979-084Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,439 km
Apogee
1,484 km
Inclination
74.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1981
End of operations
1981

Size

Mass
60 kg
Dry mass
60 kg
Length
0.8 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
0.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13566488 (CC0).