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Cosmos 1310

Cosmos 1310 was launched on September 23, 1981 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 3, 1989).

COSPAR 1981-095ANORAD 12852Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1310
Common name
Cosmos 1310
Payload designation
Taifun-1A
International designator
1981-095A
NORAD catalog number
12852
GCAT identifier
S12852
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/062

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
Vektor1
Owner
PVO
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Vektor

Launch

Date
September 23, 1981 · 08:00 UTC
Launch record
1981-095Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
474 km
Apogee
517 km
Inclination
65.84°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
April 3, 1989
Last known active
1983
End of operations
1983

Size

Mass
570 kg
Dry mass
570 kg
Length
2.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
2.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907355 (CC0).