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Cosmos 1144

Cosmos 1144 was launched on November 2, 1979 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Dec 4, 1979).

COSPAR 1979-097ANORAD 11611Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1144
Common name
Cosmos 1144
Payload designation
Feniks No. 11L? (939)
Other names
11F624 No. 760-47-939:RA
International designator
1979-097A
NORAD catalog number
11611
GCAT identifier
S11611
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/032

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Feniks
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Yantar'-2K

Launch

Date
November 2, 1979 · 16:00 UTC
Launch record
1979-097Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
156 km
Apogee
357 km
Inclination
67.16°
Status
Landed
Status date
December 4, 1979
Last known active
Dec 4, 1979
End of operations
Dec 4, 1979

Size

Mass
2,886 kg
Dry mass
2,886 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,600 kg
Length
6.3 m
Diameter
2.70 m
Span
6.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753128 (CC0).