COSMOS 1040

11049
Spacetrack Directory Number
1978-10-04
Orbit launches


Satellite information COSMOS 1040

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 1040
Orbit launches 1978-10-04
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia)
Perigee 1479 km
Apogee 1527 km

Additional information COSMOS 1040

COSMOS 1040, 11049 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS RVSN (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 04 Oct 1978 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite COSMOS 1040 Date of exalting 04.10.1978y.


Update time: 2026-04-28 19:41:28
COSMOS 1040 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1978-10-04