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Cosmos 1346

Cosmos 1346 was launched on March 31, 1982 aboard a Vostok 8A92M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 17, 2017).

COSPAR 1982-027ANORAD 13120Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1346
Common name
Cosmos 1346
Payload designation
Ikar No. 30L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 30L:P,11F619 No. 450-83-630:RA
International designator
1982-027A
NORAD catalog number
13120
GCAT identifier
S13120
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/065

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
March 31, 1982 · 16:27 UTC
Launch record
1982-027Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
622 km
Apogee
658 km
Inclination
81.17°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
December 17, 2017
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 Q12907365 (CC0).