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Cosmos 1315

Cosmos 1315 was launched on October 13, 1981 aboard a Vostok 8A92M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 31, 2015).

COSPAR 1981-103ANORAD 12903Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1315
Common name
Cosmos 1315
Payload designation
Ikar No. 26L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 26L:P,11F619 No. 510-67-426:RA
International designator
1981-103A
NORAD catalog number
12903
GCAT identifier
S12903
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/060

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 13, 1981 · 23:01 UTC
Launch record
1981-103Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
591 km
Apogee
623 km
Inclination
81.18°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
August 31, 2015
Last known active
1983
End of operations
1983

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 Q13566543 (CC0).