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Cosmos 1146

Cosmos 1146 was launched on December 5, 1979 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 25, 1981).

COSPAR 1979-100ANORAD 11632Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1146
Common name
Cosmos 1146
Payload designation
Taifun-1B
International designator
1979-100A
NORAD catalog number
11632
GCAT identifier
S11632
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/032

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
Yug
Owner
PVO
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Taifun-1B

Launch

Date
December 5, 1979 · 09:00 UTC
Launch record
1979-100Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
438 km
Apogee
493 km
Inclination
65.86°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
November 25, 1981
Last known active
Dec 5, 1979
End of operations
Dec 5, 1979

Size

Mass
750 kg
Dry mass
750 kg
Length
2.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
2.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13566491 (CC0).