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Cosmos 1406

Cosmos 1406 was launched on September 8, 1982 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Sep 21, 1982).

COSPAR 1982-089ANORAD 13519Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1406
Common name
Cosmos 1406
Payload designation
Fram No. 22L
Other names
Zenit-4MKT No. 22L:P,11F635 No. 770-24-082:RA
International designator
1982-089A
NORAD catalog number
13519
GCAT identifier
S13519
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/072

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
Fram
Owner
Priroda
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Fram

Launch

Date
September 8, 1982 · 10:20 UTC
Launch record
1982-089Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
210 km
Apogee
229 km
Inclination
82.31°
Status
Landed
Status date
September 21, 1982
Last known active
Sep 21, 1982
End of operations
Sep 21, 1982

Size

Mass
2,455 kg
Dry mass
2,455 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,100 kg
Length
6.0 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
6.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13566590 (CC0).