Kosmos 1024 (russian: Космос 1024 meaning ''Cosmos 1024'') was a Soviet
US-K missile
early warning satellite which was launched in 1978 as part of the Soviet military's
Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using
optical telescopes and
infrared sensors.
Kosmos 1024 was launched from
Site 43/3 at
Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR.
A
Molniya-M carrier rocket with a
2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 02:59 UTC on 28 June 1978.
The launch successfully placed the satellite into a
molniya orbit. It subsequently received its
Kosmos
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The cosmos, and understandings of the reasons for its existence and significance, are studied in ...
designation, and the
international designator 1978-066A.
The
United States Space Command assigned it the
Satellite Catalog Number 10970.
Podvig says that moved from its orbital position in October 1979.
See also
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1978 in spaceflight
1978 saw the launch of the Pioneer Venus missions launched by the United States, on 20 May and 8 August. The Pioneer Venus Multiprobe landed four spacecraft on the planet, one of which transmitted data for 67 minutes before being destroyed by a ...
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List of Kosmos satellites (1001–1250)
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List of Oko satellites
*
List of R-7 launches (1975-1979)
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