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Cosmos 1322

Cosmos 1322 was launched on November 28, 1981 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1981-116CNORAD 12977Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1322
Common name
Cosmos 1322
Payload designation
Strela-1M Blok 29 No. 3
International designator
1981-116C
NORAD catalog number
12977
GCAT identifier
S12977
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/062

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-1M
Owner
GUKOS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-1 11F625

Launch

Date
November 28, 1981 · 18:08 UTC
Launch record
1981-116Partial · 0.75
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,481 km
Apogee
1,629 km
Inclination
73.98°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1983
End of operations
1983

Size

Mass
60 kg
Dry mass
60 kg
Length
0.8 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
0.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907360 (CC0).