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Cosmos 1378

Soviet-era artificial satellite. Cosmos 1378 was launched on June 10, 1982 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 23, 2025).

COSPAR 1982-059ANORAD 13271Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1378
Common name
Cosmos 1378
Payload designation
Ikar No. 38L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 38L:P,11F619 No. 450-29-838:RA
International designator
1982-059A
NORAD catalog number
13271
GCAT identifier
S13271
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/069

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
June 10, 1982 · 17:37 UTC
Launch record
1982-059Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
633 km
Apogee
663 km
Inclination
82.51°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
January 23, 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 Q12753246 (CC0).