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Cosmos 1311

Cosmos 1311 was launched on September 28, 1981 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 28, 1983).

COSPAR 1981-097ANORAD 12871Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1311
Common name
Cosmos 1311
Payload designation
Taifun-2B (03)
Other names
Romb [No. 10]:JP
International designator
1981-097A
NORAD catalog number
12871
GCAT identifier
S12871
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/062

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
Taifun-2B
Owner
PVO
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Romb

Launch

Date
September 28, 1981 · 21:00 UTC
Launch record
1981-097Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
461 km
Apogee
508 km
Inclination
82.95°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
August 28, 1983
Last known active
March 1983
End of operations
March 1983

Size

Mass
1,045 kg
Dry mass
925 kg
Length
2.5 m
Diameter
1.80 m
Span
23.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13566541 (CC0).