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Launch · COSPAR 1978-019 · 17 Feb 1978

COSMOS 990

Plesetsk Cosmodrome · RU62.93°, 40.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

5

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

4

Decayed

1

20% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Plesetsk CosmodromePlesetsk Cosmodrome

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 5

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
COSMOS 990Kosmos (Russian military / government)106761978-019AUnknownLEO755 / 780 km74.04°on orbitRussian Ministry of Defence

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-8 R/B106771978-019BInactiveLEO742 / 763 km74.04°on orbit—

Debris Debris · 3

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-8 DEB135001978-019CInactiveLEO611 / 623 km74.05°on orbit—
SL-8 DEB148031978-019DDecayedLEO210 / 230 km73.97°02 Feb 2024—
SL-8 DEB185011978-019EInactiveLEO626 / 636 km74.05°on orbit—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1978-019
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
17 Feb 1978
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Site code
PLMSC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYBKABTM95Q713JBKTQ

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1978-019; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

COSMOS 990 — Launch 1978-019, 17 Feb 1978 | SatelliteIndex