In orbitDebris

COSMOS 1024 DEB

NORAD: 27890
COSPAR: 1978-066G

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Spacecraft

Owner: Proto-Vozdhusnoy Oborony

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S27890, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1978-06-28
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M 2BL
Flight: Kosmos-1024
Mission name: Oko
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC43/3
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1978-066

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1978-066, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1978-06-28
Period: 709.6 min
Inclination: 66.99°
Apogee: 34,429 km
Perigee: 5,520 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0252 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: COSMOS 1024 (NORAD 10970)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris6 in total, 4 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 0 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 0 still in orbit