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COSMOS 1121 (11487)
COSPAR: 1979-074A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1121
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
August 14, 1979
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC43/3
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-U
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
11487
International Designator
1979-074A
Decay Date
9/13/1979
Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 1121
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1121
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
GUKOSR
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
COSMOS 1121, also known as Kosmos-1121, is a satellite belonging to the Yantar'-2K bus series and was launched by the Soviet Union on August 14, 1979, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome Launch Pad LC43/3 using a Soyuz-U launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 6.3 meters in length, 2.7 meters in diameter, and spans 6.3 meters. It had a dry mass of 2886 kilograms at launch and was manufactured by TSSKB for the purpose of carrying the Feniks No. 10L (929) payload. The satellite's shape is described as cone plus cylinder and it belongs to GUKOSR, which stands for Glavnoye Upravleniye Kosmicheskikh Ob'yektov i Sputnikov Rossii (Main Directorate of Space Objects and Satellites).
Physical Characteristics
Length
6.3
Diameter
2.7
Span
6.3
Dry Mass
2886
Launch Mass
2886
Shape
Cone + Cyl
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Feniks No. 10L (929)
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
TSSKB
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Yantar'-2K
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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