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Cosmos-1408

Soviet artificial satellite destroyed by ASAT missile. Cosmos-1408 was launched on September 16, 1982 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: collided (Nov 15, 2021).

COSPAR 1982-092ANORAD 13552Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1408
Common name
Cosmos-1408
Payload designation
Ikar No. 39L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 39L:P,11F619 No. 510-74-739:RA
International designator
1982-092A
NORAD catalog number
13552
GCAT identifier
S13552
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/072

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
September 16, 1982 · 04:55 UTC
Launch record
1982-092Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
631 km
Apogee
666 km
Inclination
82.57°
Status
Collided
Status date
November 15, 2021
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 Q12907386 (CC0).