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Cosmos 1427

Cosmos 1427 was launched on December 29, 1982 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 5, 1989).

COSPAR 1982-121ANORAD 13750Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1427
Common name
Cosmos 1427
Payload designation
Taifun-1B
International designator
1982-121A
NORAD catalog number
13750
GCAT identifier
S13750
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/078

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
Yug
Owner
PVO
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Taifun-1B

Launch

Date
December 29, 1982 · 12:00 UTC
Launch record
1982-121Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
443 km
Apogee
497 km
Inclination
65.84°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
October 5, 1989
Last known active
Dec 29, 1982
End of operations
Dec 29, 1982

Size

Mass
750 kg
Dry mass
750 kg
Length
2.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
2.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907391 (CC0).