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Cosmos 1331

Cosmos 1331 was launched on January 7, 1982 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1982-001ANORAD 13027Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1331
Common name
Cosmos 1331
Payload designation
Strela-2M No. [36?]
International designator
1982-001A
NORAD catalog number
13027
GCAT identifier
S13027
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/064

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-2M
Owner
GUKOS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-2M

Launch

Date
January 7, 1982 · 15:38 UTC
Launch record
1982-001Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
772 km
Apogee
810 km
Inclination
74.05°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1984
End of operations
1984

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
3.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753222 (CC0).