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Cosmos 1340

Cosmos 1340 was launched on February 19, 1982 aboard a Vostok 8A92M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 4, 2025).

COSPAR 1982-013ANORAD 13067Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1340
Common name
Cosmos 1340
Payload designation
Ikar No. 27L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 27L:P,11F619 No. 450-63-627:RA
International designator
1982-013A
NORAD catalog number
13067
GCAT identifier
S13067
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
February 19, 1982 · 01:42 UTC
Launch record
1982-013Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
629 km
Apogee
648 km
Inclination
81.21°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
April 4, 2025
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 Q12753228 (CC0).