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Cosmos 1420

Cosmos 1420 was launched on November 11, 1982 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1982-109ANORAD 13648Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1420
Common name
Cosmos 1420
Payload designation
Strela-2M No. [40?]
International designator
1982-109A
NORAD catalog number
13648
GCAT identifier
S13648
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/076

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-2M
Owner
GUKOS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-2M

Launch

Date
November 11, 1982 · 06:14 UTC
Launch record
1982-109Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
778 km
Apogee
809 km
Inclination
74.00°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1984
End of operations
1984

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
3.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753262 (CC0).