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Cosmos 1168

Cosmos 1168 was launched on March 17, 1980 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1980-022ANORAD 11735Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1168
Common name
Cosmos 1168
Payload designation
Tsikada
International designator
1980-022A
NORAD catalog number
11735
GCAT identifier
S11735
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/036

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Civil government
Program
Tsikada
Owner
VMF
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Omsk Aviation Plant
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F643

Launch

Date
March 17, 1980 · 21:37 UTC
Launch record
1980-022Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
961 km
Apogee
1,013 km
Inclination
82.95°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
June 1982
End of operations
June 1982

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.10 m
Span
17.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907315 (CC0).