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Cosmos 1143

Cosmos 1143 was launched on October 26, 1979 aboard a Vostok 8A92M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 17, 2002).

COSPAR 1979-093ANORAD 11600Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1143
Common name
Cosmos 1143
Payload designation
Ikar No. 13L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 13L:P,11F619 No. 450-48-213:RA
International designator
1979-093A
NORAD catalog number
11600
GCAT identifier
S11600
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/029

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
Tselina-D
Owner
GRU
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Tselina-D

Launch

Date
October 26, 1979 · 18:12 UTC
Launch record
1979-093Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
623 km
Apogee
641 km
Inclination
81.24°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
February 17, 2002
Last known active
1981
End of operations
1981

Size

Mass
1,750 kg
Dry mass
1,750 kg
Length
3.2 m
Diameter
1.30 m
Span
13.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907304 (CC0).