Kosmos 1030

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1030 was launched on September 6, 1978 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 17, 2004).

COSPAR 1978-083ANORAD 11015Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1030
Common name: Kosmos 1030
Payload designation: US-K 5V95 No. 3005 (IR?)
International designator: 1978-083A
NORAD catalog number: 11015
GCAT identifier: S11015
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/017

Mission

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

Launch

Date: September 6, 1978 · 03:04 UTC
Launch record: 1978-083Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 667 km
Apogee: 39,737 km
Inclination: 62.85°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: August 17, 2004
Last known active: Sep 29, 1978
End of operations: Sep 29, 1978

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 Q3399221 (CC0).