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Cosmos 1196

Cosmos 1196 was launched on July 9, 1980 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1980-058ENORAD 11879Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1196
Common name
Cosmos 1196
Payload designation
Strela-1M Blok 25 No. 5
International designator
1980-058E
NORAD catalog number
11879
GCAT identifier
S11879
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/042

Mission

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

Launch

Date
July 9, 1980 · 00:42 UTC
Launch record
1980-058Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,467 km
Apogee
1,475 km
Inclination
74.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1982
End of operations
1982

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 Q12753152 (CC0).