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Cosmos 1328

Cosmos 1328 was launched on December 3, 1981 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1981-117ANORAD 12987Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1328
Common name
Cosmos 1328
Payload designation
Ikar No. 34L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 34L:P,11F619 No. 670-99-834:RA
International designator
1981-117A
NORAD catalog number
12987
GCAT identifier
S12987
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/064

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
December 3, 1981 · 11:47 UTC
Launch record
1981-117Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
609 km
Apogee
637 km
Inclination
82.50°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1984
End of operations
1984

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 Q12907362 (CC0).