Kosmos 1024

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1024 was launched on June 28, 1978 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 14, 2024).

COSPAR 1978-066ANORAD 10970Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1024
Common name: Kosmos 1024
Payload designation: Oko 5V95 No. 5001/3006
Other names: 5V95 No. 523-56-347:RA
International designator: 1978-066A
NORAD catalog number: 10970
GCAT identifier: S10970
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/014

Mission

Mission type: Missile early warning
Use: Defense
Program: Oko C
Owner: PVO
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: NPO Lavochkin
Platform (bus): Oko

Launch

Date: June 28, 1978 · 02:58 UTC
Launch record: 1978-066Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC43/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 628 km
Apogee: 39,710 km
Inclination: 62.75°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: November 14, 2024
Last known active: May 22, 1980
End of operations: May 22, 1980

Size

Mass: 1,250 kg
Dry mass: 1,150 kg
Length: 4.0 m
Diameter: 2.00 m
Span: 5.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3399344 (CC0).