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Cosmos 1304

Cosmos 1304 was launched on September 4, 1981 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1981-087ANORAD 12803Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1304
Common name
Cosmos 1304
Payload designation
Tsikada
International designator
1981-087A
NORAD catalog number
12803
GCAT identifier
S12803
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/062

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Civil government
Program
Tsikada
Owner
VMF
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Omsk Aviation Plant
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F643

Launch

Date
September 4, 1981 · 11:06 UTC
Launch record
1981-087Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
910 km
Apogee
977 km
Inclination
82.94°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1983
End of operations
1983

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.10 m
Span
17.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13566539 (CC0).