Kosmos 1030
| Mission type | Early warning |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1978-083A |
| SATCAT no. | 11015 |
| Mission duration | 4 years [1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | US-K[2] |
| Launch mass | 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 6 September 1978, 03:04 UTC |
| Rocket | Molniya-M/2BL[2] |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3] |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | 10 October 1978[1] |
| Decay date | 17 August 2004[4] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Molniya [2] |
| Perigee altitude | 667 kilometres (414 mi)[4] |
| Apogee altitude | 39,737 kilometres (24,691 mi)[4] |
| Inclination | 62.8 degrees[4] |
| Period | 718.77 minutes[4] |
Kosmos 1030 (
infrared sensors.[2]
Launch
Kosmos 1030 was launched from Site 43/4 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR.[3] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 03:04 UTC on 6 September 1978.[3]
Orbit
The launch successfully placed the satellite into a
international designator 1978-083A.[4] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 11015.[4]
The satellite self-destructed on October 10, 1978, breaking into 13 pieces of which several are still on orbit.[1][5]
See also
- 1978 in spaceflight
- List of Kosmos satellites (1001–1250)
- List of Oko satellites
- List of R-7 launches (1975-1979)
References
- ^ a b c
Podvig, Pavel (2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System" (PDF). Science and Global Security. 10 (1): 21–60. S2CID 122901563. Archived from the original(PDF) on 15 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ a b c McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ Anz-Meador, Phillip (December 2022). History of On-orbit Satellite Fragmentations (PDF) (16th ed.). p. 25. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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