Cosmos 1443

Uncrewed TKS spacecraft. Cosmos 1443 was launched on March 2, 1983 aboard a Proton-K from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Mar 10, 1983).

COSPAR 1983-013ANORAD 13868Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1443
Common name: Cosmos 1443
Payload designation: TKS-M No. 164-01
International designator: 1983-013A
NORAD catalog number: 13868
GCAT identifier: S13868
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/084

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: TKS
Owner: ZIKh
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)
Platform (bus): 77KS

Launch

Date: March 2, 1983 · 09:37 UTC
Launch record: 1983-013Success
Rocket: Proton-K
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC200/39

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 319 km
Apogee: 320 km
Inclination: 51.61°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: March 10, 1983
Last known active: Sep 19, 1983
End of operations: Sep 19, 1983

Size

Mass: 14.8 t
Dry mass: 14.0 t
Total mass with attached objects: 19.0 t
Length: 13.0 m
Diameter: 4.20 m
Span: 13.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1785033 (CC0).