COSMOS 1120 (11485)

COSPAR: 1979-073A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1120

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

August 11, 1979

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC31

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

11485

International Designator

1979-073A

Decay Date

8/24/1979

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1120

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1120

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

GUKOSR

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 1120 (also known as Kosmos-1120) is a satellite originally from the Soviet Union (SU), launched on August 11, 1979, using a Soyuz-U launch vehicle from LC31 at TYMSC. It has a BUS type of Zenit-4MK and carries the payload Gerakl' No. 119L. The satellite is shaped as a Sphere + DCone with dimensions of 6 meters in length and diameter, and spans 6 meters across. Its dry mass is recorded at 2400 kilograms, which matches its launch mass. The manufacturer of COSMOS 1120 is TSSKB, and it was owned by GUKOSR at the time of its launch.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

2.2

Span

Dry Mass

2400

Launch Mass

2400

Shape

Sphere + DCone

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Gerakl' No. 119L

Purpose

Unknown

Mission

Unknown

Manufacturer

TSSKB

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Zenit-4MK

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Unknown

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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