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Cosmos 1437

Cosmos 1437 was launched on January 20, 1983 aboard a Vostok 8A92M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 4, 2022).

COSPAR 1983-003ANORAD 13770Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1437
Common name
Cosmos 1437
Payload designation
Ikar No. 29L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 29L:P,11F619 No. 770-33-629:RA
International designator
1983-003A
NORAD catalog number
13770
GCAT identifier
S13770
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/080

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
January 20, 1983 · 17:26 UTC
Launch record
1983-003Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
627 km
Apogee
655 km
Inclination
81.17°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
January 4, 2022
Last known active
1985
End of operations
1985

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 Q12907396 (CC0).